Tag Archives: Robotics

REUTERS, NOVEMBER 13, 2020 (Reuters) – Boston Dynamics’ dog-like robot ‘Spot’ is learning new tricks. Working on an oil rig operated by BP Plc nearly 190 miles (305 km) offshore in the Gulf of Mexico, the company is programming Spot to read gauges, look for corrosion, map out the facility and even sniff out methane on its Mad Dog rig. …

BLOOMBERG, SEPTEMBER 24, 2020 Record 2.7 million robots work in factories around the world | U.S. numbers rise 7%; U.K. ranks last among major economies By Alexandre Tanzi for Bloomberg – The number of robots operating on Chinese factory floors rose 21% last year as the world’s manufacturing powerhouse extended its lead in automation. China added 140,500 new robots and now …

REUTERS, MAY 21, 2020 SAN FRANCISCO – U.S. apparel chain Gap Inc (GPS.N) is speeding up its rollout of warehouse robots for assembling online orders so it can limit human contact during the coronavirus pandemic, the company told Reuters. Gap reached a deal early this year to more than triple the number of item-picking robots it uses to 106 by …

PortandTerminal.com, April 1, 2019 Boston Dynamics just released a demonstration video of robots stacking boxes at a warehouse that is both impressive and terrifying to many who have watched it. The robot in the video below is an updated version of the company’s “Handle” bot, which Boston Dynamics first demonstrated back in 2017. The bot is back with even more …