• The robot uprising could be imminent: Elon Musk warns AI will outsmart mankind by the end of next YEAR

    Elon Musk warns that AI will surpass the best human by the end of next year. He claims that the number of sentient AIs will outnumber humans in five years

  • How the Figure AI humanoid robot was created

    Brett Adcock, the founder and CEO of Figure, a company specializing in humanoid robots, has positioned his company to be a significant player in the robotics industry. With substantial funding, including a recent $675 million raise at a $2.6 billion valuation, Figure has attracted investment from major tech entities and entered into strategic collaborations, such […]

  • Taking AI to the next level in manufacturing

    Few technological advances have generated as much excitement as AI. In particular, generative AI seems to have taken business discourse to a fever pitch. Many manufacturing leaders express optimism: Research conducted by MIT Technology Review Insights found ambitions for AI development to be stronger in manufacturing than in most other sectors. Manufacturers rightly view AI…

  • Google goes all in on generative AI at Google Cloud Next

    Not to minimize what Google had on display, but the company failed to give all but a passing nod to its core business — except in the context of generative AI, of course. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

  • The MacRumors Show: Apple's Next Big Thing – Robots?

    On this week's episode of The MacRumors Show, we discuss Apple's recently rumored "personal robotics" projects, iOS 17.5, Apple Pencil rumors, and more. Subscribe to The MacRumors Show YouTube channel for more videos Apple is reportedly looking into personal robotics, such as a "mobile robot" that would "follow users around their homes" and an "advanced table-top home device that uses robotics to move a display around." In the long term, Apple apparently wants to create machines that can...

  • Apple's Next Frontier: Exploring Robotics for Home Use

    Apple engineers are reportedly developing home robotics products to enhance consumer presence and diversify revenue streams.

  • Menteebot is a human-sized AI robot that you command with natural language

    The whole world is ragging on a barely functional $700 AI pin at the moment, but what if similar tech was squeezed into a gigantic robot that lives in your home? That’s a worst case scenario for the recently-introduced Menteebot, a human-sized robot that’s stuffed to the brim with AI-adjacent bells and whistles. It’s being advertised as the “personalized AI-based robot you can mentor.” It can run, walk sideways and even turn, all “with the same balance and control as a human.” Manufacturer...

  • Google Gemini AI Agents unveiled at Google Next 2024

    Google has this week introduced a new suite of AI agents built on its advanced artificial intelligence (AI) Google Gemini. The comprehensive suite of AI agents have been specifically designed to transform the way businesses operate. These sophisticated agents are engineered to enhance customer service, increase workplace productivity, simplify software development, and optimize various other […]

  • The Download: AI is making robots more helpful, and the problem with cleaning up pollution

    This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Is robotics about to have its own ChatGPT moment? Henry and Jane Evans are used to awkward houseguests. For more than a decade, the couple, who live in Los Altos Hills, California, have…

  • Here’s what we heard about AI on day one of Google Cloud Next

    The company announced numerous updates ranging from AI models and new chips to new platforms for creating and editing content.

  • Mobile Robots and AI Help Modernize, Streamline Warehouse Workflows

    The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) holds the promise to fully digitize all manner of verticals, all manner of workflows and in the age of eCommerce, advanced technology in the service of efficiency can help transform logistics. Ben Gruettner, vice president of revenue at Robust.AI, told PYMNTS that robots and AI, in tandem […]

  • Google upgrades its AI Hypercomputer for enterprise use at Cloud Next

    Google Cloud customers would be able to access Google's AI Hypercomputer software and hardware virtually to train their own AI models and apps