Cooki: a Desktop Robotic Chef That Does Everything

You'll never ever have to cook ever again, ever
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Segway robot: new balancing scooter with a mind of its own – video

Segway’s promotional video for their new offering, a self-balancing transportation device which becomes a voice-recognising robot. The Ninebot Segway can be ridden like a handleless Segway, holding it steady between your legs, travelling up to 30km at speeds of up to 18kph. On arriving at the destination, the transportation device turns into a self-balancing robot, with a screen for a head, and arms

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Toyota AI Team Hires James Kuffner from Google Robotics, Will Have Rodney Brooks as Adviser

Toyota Research Institute has announced its leadership team for AI and robotics research
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Double 2 Telepresence Robot Has Better Stability, New Camera, and Turbo Button

Double Robotics brings ludicrous speed to its latest generation of telepresence robots
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New Segway transforms into a cute robot companion when you’re not riding it

Intel and Ninebot partner to create a self-balancing object which becomes a voice-recognising pal at the touch of a button

In the past, the Segway has often been, well, a little laughed at, if not ridiculed – the personal transportation devices are most often seen with a horde of slightly overweight tourists leaving the “walking” out of a walking tour.

But the latest Segway could be about to change all that. It is a two-wheeled balancing scooter that turns into an adorable mini robot butler when you’re not riding it around town.

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Disco Adds Fixed Wing Flight to Parrot's Flock of Drones

An eBee-inspired aircraft rounds out Parrot's drone fleet
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The Economics of Drone Delivery

Drones currently perform poorly on the economic aspects of last-mile delivery, but there are better use cases to prove their utility
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