Robots
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A robotic Hyundai EV charger can automatically plug into an EV, charge the car, then send a notice to the owner's smartphone when charging is complete.
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Honda planning for a future of self-driving cars, robots, and electric VTOL aircraft
Honda builds more than cars, and the Japanese company is looking to get into future city transportation with a VTOL aircraft and space with a robot and a rocket.
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Honda reveals four robot concepts at CES, including one for hugs
Move over, Asimo, because Honda has four new robots it wants the world to get acquainted with. Meet 3E-A18, 3E-B18, 3E-C18, and 3E-D18, and each falls under one of Honda's core robotic pillars of purpose and serves a specific function. The four robots made their debut at the 2018 Consumer...
Sean Szymkowski -
Mondays: Much More Fun With Bionic Bopper Cars
We feel sorry for Monday sometimes. It's had the misfortune of being placed after the weekend, and through no fault of its own reviled by adults and children everywhere for spoiling their free time. Maybe if we had access to some Bionic Bopper Cars every Monday, the day's reputation would improve...
Antony Ingram -
Latest RoboCar Prototype: Ugly, But High Tech And Autonomous
Some cars are beautiful. Others are fast. Some others are incredibly practical. Some other cars are none of these things, but their importance isn't in their looks, speed or usability but the technological advancements they'll offer to the car industry as a whole. The RoboCar MEV-C is one of these...
Antony Ingram -
Laser-Wielding Robots Build Better Fords
Laser-beam-emitting-robots were once the stuff of 1950s science-fiction nightmares, but today they’re on our side and helping Ford Motor Company to build a better product. Ford has invested some $100 million to install robotic plant laser inspection technology in their Chicago, Michigan and...
Kurt Ernst -
Recently Google requested a waiver from lawmakers in Nevada to allow it to test its computer-driven cars on Nevada public roads. Could robotic cars be safe on everyday roads? In the last couple of years, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has finally seen driverless cars fully master their demanding tests of remote and even simulated city driving. Last year, an Audi TTS challenged the incredibly demanding Pikes' Peak hill climb (12.4 miles with 156 turns) without any driver. The robotized Audi mastered the grueling climb in 27 minutes. Though 17 minutes behind the top...
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Honda ASIMO gets his own iPhone app, Android version coming soon
While it may not be strictly car news, we just couldn't resist writing this story up about Honda's new ASIMO app for the Apple iPhone. If you’ve been living under a rock for the past decade, ASIMO is a robot that resembles a small astronaut wearing a backpack and can walk or run on two feet...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
GM's Robonaut 2 Robot Headed To Space
General Motors is still building rockets, and it's also in the business of building androids. Real, space-going humanoid robots. That's right, the NASA-GM built Robonaut 2 is finally going up to the International Space Station aboard the space shuttle Discovery November 1. So why, exactly, did GM...
Nelson Ireson -
GM And NASA To Launch R2 Robonaut Into Space
The GM and NASA co-developed space robot will be joining the International Space Station.
Nelson Ireson -
Audi And MIT Partner For AIDA, A Friendly In-Car Robot
The robot is the next generation of human-machine interface devices.
Nelson Ireson