mastodon 4.7.3• A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm
• A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law
• A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law
The unknown technical error caused #robotaxis to suddenly freeze — and sometimes in dangerous spots such as the fast lane of roadways. The company said it planned to deploy a fleet of more than 1,000 autonomous vehicles in #Dubai
🇬🇧 #Robotic #kebab-slicer 🔪 at German Doner Kebab 🌮 https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/20/german-doner-kebab-uk-takeaway-fast-food-business-robotic-slicers
RE: @heiseonlineenglish@social.heise.de
@tu_muenchen@wisskomm.social The #robot doesn't have to search 🔍 in places where the items cannot possibly be. "We have taught the robot to understand the environment"
Canopii builds #robotic greenhouses 🌱 that can autonomously run the whole crop-growing process from seeding to harvest without human intervention.
#BMW Group uses #humanoid #robots in production at the #Leipzig 🇩🇪 plant https://www.visit-bmwgroup.com/en/bmw-group-uses-humanoid-robots-in-production-in-germany-for-the-first-time/
It’s possible the #robot has a kill switch, but the staff might not have known how to operate it
RE: @heiseonlineenglish@social.heise.de
The #robot's achieved peak speed is thus slowly approaching the average speed of 10.44 m/s set by Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt during his 100-meter world record in Berlin in 2009 🏅
The winning runner at a Beijing half-marathon for #humanoid #robots finished the race in 50 minutes and 26 seconds. A different #Honor robot finished in 48 minutes and 19 seconds. But that one was remote controlled - the 50:26 robot was autonomous and won due to weighted scoring.
About 40% of participating robots competed #autonomously, while the remaining 60% were remote controlled
🇦🇺 #Charlotte could advance autonomous construction technology on the #Moon 🌙 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vekQwRsHsWY
The #Optimus #humanoid #robot 🤖 is made of #PolyetherEtherKetone, a polymer offering rigidity, toughness, mechanical strength, and excellent resistance to heat, wear, and corrosion https://www.lft-g.com/blog/the-future-of-robotics-8-essential-polymers-powering-humanoid-robots_b174
Polyether ether ketone composite (#PEEK) also possesses good physicochemical properties such as #radiation ☢️ resistance, high/low 🌡️❄️ #temperature resistance, and low vacuum 🌌 #outgassing https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1359836824008965
#PEEK in #NASA's outgassing database https://etd.gsfc.nasa.gov/capabilities/outgassing-database
Schaeffler and a two-year-old British startup called #Humanoid signed an agreement to integrate at least 1,000 humanoid #robots into Schaeffler’s manufacturing operations until 2032 https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2026/05/13/humanoids-1000-robot-deal-with-schaeffler-hints-at-100000-units-by-2031
