Countless startups are trying to solve hard robotics problems in industry. But few are looking to bring the tech into homes. Well, few except for Matic. A relatively new venture founded by Navneet ...

Autonomous trail navigation is not just a fun robotics problem; it has potential for real-world impact. In the United States alone, there are over 193,500 miles of trails on federal lands, with many ...

A new approach could help a search-and-rescue robot navigate an unpredictable environment by rapidly generating an accurate map of its surroundings. (Nanowerk News) A robot searching for workers ...

If you’ve seen a robot vacuum at work, you’ve probably stared at it as it trundles around a room, gobbling up crumbs and dirt, dodging (or bumping into) every chair leg and stray sock you’ve got on ...

While the capabilities of robots have improved significantly over the past decades, they are not always able to reliably and ...

Like many general contractors, Alabama-based Brasfield & Gorrie is familiar with the operational challenges of collecting 360-degree documentation to monitor progress on their job sites. Traditionally ...

In the digital world, sight and sound had a bit of a head start, but our other senses have few practical applications. But that's not the case with robots, and MIT just leveraged an incredible new ...