Abstract: If robots are to be deployed in public places, we need to understand what factors their design should consider. Informed by sociological studies of urban settings, particularly the work of ...
Abstract: As public libraries adopt social robots to enhance visitor interactions, understanding factors driving user acceptance is crucial. Based on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), present ...
Robots have been a thing for a long time, but they've never quite met expectations. While AI has changed the game for chatbots, it's not quite so... It's actually really hard to make a robot, guys ...
SINGAPORE, Dec. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Sharpa, a Singapore-headquartered AI robotics firm, has achieved a major milestone with the launch of mass production for SharpaWave, its flagship robotic hand ...
The U.S. company that put robot vacuums into American homes has hit the skids. The maker of Roomba, called iRobot, has filed for bankruptcy about two years after its failed merger with Amazon. The ...
iRobot Corp., the company that revolutionized robot vacuum cleaners in the early 2000s with its Roomba model, filed for bankruptcy and proposed handing over control to its main Chinese supplier. The ...
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MESA, Ariz. — Mesa's newest full-service library, the Gateway Public Library in Eastmark, is filled with new technology: a farming robot, an interactive digital art wall, 3D printers, and a sensory ...
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Pepper the robot made its big debut at an East Honolulu library. ʻĀina Haina Public Library was given a humanoid robot named Pepper to help library patrons with greeting visitors, promoting programs ...
On Dec. 6, 68 robotics teams gathered at Henry Ford II High School in Sterling Heights for one of Michigan’s largest regional LEGO robotics competitions. The tournament looked and felt like a ...
PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--1X, the AI and robotics company behind NEO, the first ready-to-ship humanoid robot, today announced a strategic partnership with EQT, one of the world’s largest ...