How outpatient surgery is opening the door for robot makers – Modern Healthcare

Travis Kalanick is back, this time with a company called Atoms, which has secured significant backing from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). The firm announced its investment and Alex Danco’s board seat, signaling a major play in Kalanick’s long-term vision to digitize the physical world. Atoms represents Kalanick’s multi-decade ambition to apply robotics and AI to heavy…

Aerial view of a red car on a winding mountain road through the green forest in sunset light. getty How do workers receive technology changes around AI, particularly those posed by physical AI systems? I was curious about an article that I saw regarding South Korean labor union activity, so I took a closer look….

From the 1st-5th June, the robots descended on Vienna. The 2026 IEEE International Conference on Robotics & Automation (ICRA) brought together the top minds in robotics for one short week to showcase the latest technologies, form new collaborations, and exchange ideas. Held at the Messe Wien, a stone’s throw from the bank of the Danube,…

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Cornell researchers used stretchable fiber-optic sensors to create a soft robot gripper that can predict the ripeness of strawberries by touch. Credit: Anand Mishra. By David Nutt When assessing the ripeness of fruit, sight and smell can tell you a lot, but the best indicator is often how the fruit feels. Cornell researchers used stretchable…

Allen Control Systems’ Bullfrog uses AI models to target drones or other threats. | Source: Allen Control Systems Allen Control Systems has raised $200 million in Series B funding. This puts the company’s valuation at $2.2 billion, Allen Control Systems (ACS) claimed. ACS will use the funding to scale manufacturing and accelerate deployment of its…