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Evan Ackerman

@botjunkie

Senior editor at @IEEESpectrum. I hug robots.

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A Robot Dentist Might Be a Good Idea, Actually: I’ll be honest: when I first got this pitch for an autonomous robot dentist, I was like: ā€œOkay, I’m going to talk to these folks and then write an article, because there’s no possible way for this thing to… dlvr.it/TBG9bD

A Robot Dentist Might Be a Good Idea, Actually: I’ll be honest: when I first got this pitch for an autonomous robot dentist, I was like: ā€œOkay, I’m going to talk to these folks and then write an article, because there’s no possible way for this thing to… dlvr.it/TBG9bD
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Will This Flying Camera Finally Take Off?: Ten years. Two countries. Multiple redesigns. Some US $80 million invested. And, finally, Zero Zero Robotics has a product it says is ready for consumers, not just robotics hobbyists—the HoverAir X1. The company… dlvr.it/TBJdb9

Will This Flying Camera Finally Take Off?: Ten years. Two countries. Multiple redesigns. Some US $80 million invested. And, finally, Zero Zero Robotics has a product it says is ready for consumers, not just robotics hobbyists—the HoverAir X1. The company… dlvr.it/TBJdb9
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Rodney Brooks’ Three Laws of Robotics: Rodney Brooks is the Panasonic Professor of Robotics (emeritus) at MIT, where he was director of the AI Lab and then CSAIL. He has been cofounder of iRobot, Rethink Robotics, and Robust AI, where he is currently… dlvr.it/TBYjDG

Rodney Brooks’ Three Laws of Robotics: Rodney Brooks is the Panasonic Professor of Robotics (emeritus) at MIT, where he was director of the AI Lab and then CSAIL. He has been cofounder of iRobot, Rethink Robotics, and Robust AI, where he is currently… dlvr.it/TBYjDG
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Figure 02 Robot Is a Sleeker, Smarter Humanoid: Today, Figure is introducing the newest, slimmest, shiniest, and least creatively named next generation of its humanoid robot: Figure 02. According to the press release, Figure 02 is the result of ā€œa… dlvr.it/TBZ69c

Figure 02 Robot Is a Sleeker, Smarter Humanoid: Today, Figure is introducing the newest, slimmest, shiniest, and least creatively named next generation of its humanoid robot: Figure 02. According to the press release, Figure 02 is the result of ā€œa… dlvr.it/TBZ69c
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Want to see me ask Peter Stone and cynthia breazeal awkward questions (the fun kind of awkward) about robots at SXSW next year? Great! Vote for our panel and let's MAKE IT HAPPEN! panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/153152

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Video Friday: The Secrets of Shadow Robot's New Hand: Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few… dlvr.it/TBjgBh

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Video Friday: Silly Robot Dog Jump: Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us… dlvr.it/TC0cpG

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Meet Boardwalk Robotics' Addition to the Humanoid Workforce: Boardwalk Robotics is announcing its entry into the increasingly crowded commercial humanoid(ish) space with Alex, a ā€œworkforce transformationā€ humanoid upper torso designed to work in… dlvr.it/TCF5bp

Meet Boardwalk Robotics' Addition to the Humanoid Workforce: Boardwalk Robotics is announcing its entry into the increasingly crowded commercial humanoid(ish) space with Alex, a ā€œworkforce transformationā€ humanoid upper torso designed to work in… dlvr.it/TCF5bp
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Video Friday: Disney Robot Dance: Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us… dlvr.it/TCJ3r5

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Robot Metalsmiths Are Resurrecting Toroidal Tanks for NASA: In the 1960s and 1970s, NASA spent a lot of time thinking about whether toroidal (donut-shaped) fuel tanks were the way to go with its spacecraft. Toroidal tanks have a bunch of potential… dlvr.it/TCX2Qs

Robot Metalsmiths Are Resurrecting Toroidal Tanks for NASA: In the 1960s and 1970s, NASA spent a lot of time thinking about whether toroidal (donut-shaped) fuel tanks were the way to go with its spacecraft. Toroidal tanks have a bunch of potential… dlvr.it/TCX2Qs
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Video Friday: Robots Solving Table Tennis: Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please… dlvr.it/TCZYkn

Video Friday: Robots Solving Table Tennis: Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please… dlvr.it/TCZYkn
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Unitree Demos New $16k Robot: At ICRA 2024, Spectrum editor Evan Ackerman sat down with Unitree founder and CEO Xingxing Wang and Tony Yang, VP of Business Development, to talk about the company’s newest humanoid, the G1 model. Smaller, more flexible,… dlvr.it/TCZYm1

Unitree Demos New $16k Robot: At ICRA 2024, Spectrum editor Evan Ackerman sat down with Unitree founder and CEO Xingxing Wang and Tony Yang, VP of Business Development, to talk about the company’s newest humanoid, the G1 model. 

Smaller, more flexible,… dlvr.it/TCZYm1
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Video Friday: HAND to Take on Robotic Hands: Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please… dlvr.it/TCwJrY

Video Friday: HAND to Take on Robotic Hands: Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please… dlvr.it/TCwJrY
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Video Friday: Jumping Robot Leg, Walking Robot Table: Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few… dlvr.it/TDBxMP

Video Friday: Jumping Robot Leg, Walking Robot Table: Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few… dlvr.it/TDBxMP
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Driving Middle East’s Innovation in Robotics and Future of Automation: This is a sponsored article brought to you by Khalifa University of Science and Technology. Abu Dhabi-based Khalifa University of Science and Technology in the United Arab Emirates… dlvr.it/TDCGsd

Driving Middle East’s Innovation in Robotics and Future of Automation: This is a sponsored article brought to you by Khalifa University of Science and Technology.

 Abu Dhabi-based Khalifa University of Science and Technology in the United Arab Emirates… dlvr.it/TDCGsd
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ICRA@40 Conference Celebrates 40 Years of IEEE Robotics: Four decades after the first IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) in Atlanta, robotics is bigger than ever. Next week in Rotterdam is the IEEE ICRA@40 conference, ā€œa… dlvr.it/TDNjYs

ICRA@40 Conference Celebrates 40 Years of IEEE Robotics: Four decades after the first IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) in Atlanta, robotics is bigger than ever. Next week in Rotterdam is the IEEE ICRA@40 conference, ā€œa… dlvr.it/TDNjYs
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One AI Model to Rule All Robots: The software used to control a robot is normally highly adapted to its specific physical set up. But now researchers have created a single general-purpose robotic control policy that can operate robotic arms, wheeled… dlvr.it/TDNjbr

One AI Model to Rule All Robots: The software used to control a robot is normally highly adapted to its specific physical set up. But now researchers have created a single general-purpose robotic control policy that can operate robotic arms, wheeled… dlvr.it/TDNjbr
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Video Friday: Zipline Delivers: Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your… dlvr.it/TDTdxx

Video Friday: Zipline Delivers: Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your… dlvr.it/TDTdxx
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Finally, A Flying Car(t): Where’s your flying car? I’m sorry to say that I have no idea. But here’s something that is somewhat similar, in that it flies, transports things, and has ā€œcarā€ in the name: it’s a flying cart, called the Palletrone… dlvr.it/TDWRcd

Finally, A Flying Car(t): Where’s your flying car? I’m sorry to say that I have no idea. But here’s something that is somewhat similar, in that it flies, transports things, and has ā€œcarā€ in the name: it’s a flying cart, called the Palletrone… dlvr.it/TDWRcd
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Back on Twitter for just a sec to share this amazing visual story on IEEE Spectrum about how we might build the humanoid robot of our dreams: spectrum.ieee.org/ai-robots