Mechanical Design & Robotics Stair-Climbing Robot Vacuum With Legs, and What It Signals Jonathan BarrettJanuary 7, 2026January 7, 20260 The novelty of a stair climbing robot vac has nothing to do with the trick of seeing it climb a…
Mechanical Design & Robotics Boston Dynamics Atlas Debut at CES Puts Factory Humanoids in Focus Jonathan BarrettJanuary 7, 2026January 7, 20260 Atlas’s production version is already being built, and Hyundai proposes to deploy it first in 2028 at its electric-vehicle plant…
Mechanical Design & Robotics When AI Becomes a Roommate: Companion Robots and Pet-Like Machines Jonathan BarrettJanuary 7, 2026January 7, 20260 “Artificial intelligence doesn’t always want to optimize your life or steal your job. Sometimes, AI just wants to be your…
Mechanical Design & Robotics Boston Dynamics Atlas Brings AI Language Prompts to Factory Picking Jonathan BarrettJanuary 6, 2026January 6, 20260 A factory floor is one of the least forgiving places: parts are cumbersome, bins are moved, there is change in…
Mechanical Design & Robotics Atlas’ New Body and Brain: What Factory Humanoids Need Next Jonathan BarrettJanuary 6, 2026January 6, 20260 Atlas can rotate its arms, head, torso, and other joints a full 360 degrees. That one mechanical detail says more…
Automotive Engineering Take a City Spin With Mercedes Drive Assist Pro Jonathan BarrettJanuary 6, 2026January 6, 20260 Urban driver assistance has ceased to be a highway party trick. Mercedes-Benz’s latest system is designed to handle the slow,…
Mechanical Design & Robotics Apple Alumni’s “Visual Brain” Playbook for Safer Robot Motion Jonathan BarrettJanuary 6, 2026January 6, 20260 Robots hardly crash they crash because they lack context. The framing in the background is behind Lyte AI Inc., which…
Mechanical Design & Robotics Qualcomm’s bendy-backed humanoid play is really an edge-AI bet Jonathan BarrettJanuary 6, 2026January 6, 20260 Robotics is emerging as a testing ground of edge computing and when Qualcomm chose to demonstrate a humanoid with a…
Mechanical Design & Robotics What a Humanoid Tennis Rally Reveals About Real-World Control Jonathan BarrettJanuary 5, 2026January 5, 20260 “On this New Year’s Day, we open a new chapter with a human-robot tennis rally. Witness the powerful and precise…