Bot Care telepresence robot

The most popular consumer robots are still vacuum cleaners. In 2016, iRobot released the Roomba 960, which it said can autonomously map a user’s home and show clean or dirty areas.…

Numerous vendors have offered mobile robots using ultraviolet light to disinfect surfaces, but such systems must limit human exposure and take enough time to kill most pathogens. As disinfection robots…

There are plenty of dull, dirty, or dangerous tasks that are just beginning to be automated. Daesung’s Hive Controller is an automated system for safely and efficiently removing honeycombs…

Samsung announced several household devices at CES 2021, including the Bot Handy, a single-armed assistant similar to early collaborative robots for industrial use. This robot can apparently load a dishwasher, pick…

The third of Samsung’s smart-home devices displayed at Digital CES 2021 was Bot Care, a mobile robot that can monitor a users’ blood pressure and heart rate and remind them…

Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) showed its Dual Arm Robot System (DARS) at CES 2021. The lightweight robot’s arms have seven axes of freedom each, and it has…

Despite its name, CES has increasingly showcased technologies for commercial applications. Sony’s new Airpeak drone, which is designed for professional photography, is a good example. The company has previously…

Speaking of drones, General Motors joined the race toward air taxis, which will need some level of autonomy, with its Cadillac eVTOL. The personal transport is just a concept vehicle…

In addition to eVTOL and the launch of its BrightDrop electric delivery vehicle unit, GM unveiled its Personal Autonomous Vehicle pod concept. The PAV resembles a luxury version of the…

What was the most interesting robotic technology at CES 2021? Not the cute, fuzzy MOFLIN or Qoobo companions or the Moorebot Scout and Robosen K1 educational toys. The need to feed…