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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on July 17, 2025

Mechatronics Is Taking Off. Here’s How You Can Get In on the Action.

Mechatronics engineers fuse their knowledge of hardware, software and intelligent automation to build machines that can think, navigate and adapt to the physical world.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on July 03, 2025

What Is Swarm Intelligence?

Inspired by nature, swarms intelligence allows multiple machines to move and act as one, coordinating their efforts to perform complex tasks more efficiently than any single machine could do alone.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on June 30, 2025

What Is a Drone Swarm?

A drone swarm involves multiple drones working together as a single, unified entity, allowing one operator to control the entire group — or let it off-leash altogether.

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Ellen Glover Ellen Glover
Updated on June 27, 2025

Tesla Robotaxis: What We Know About Elon Musk’s Driverless Ride-Hailing Service

Tesla’s robotaxi fleet, powered by new self-driving software, is slated to go nationwide this year. The Cybercab, however, won’t roll out until at least 2026.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on June 26, 2025

Human-Robot Interaction Helps Machines Work With Us — Not Just For Us

Human-robot interaction explores how robots can understand and respond to human behavior — from hand signals to facial expressions — in an effort to make these machines feel more like collaborative partners than tools.

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Mike Thomas Mike Thomas
Updated on June 12, 2025

The Future of Robots and Robotics

The future of robotics evokes both exciting and cautious undertones as employees learn how to navigate a human-robot workforce.

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Anders Indset Anders Indset
Updated on June 11, 2025

Are You Ready to Be Replaced?

The era of widely available humanoid robots is closer than you think. Our expert shares his vision for the future.

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Mike Thomas Mike Thomas
Updated on June 06, 2025

34 Robotics Companies and Startups on the Forefront of Innovation

These companies represent some of the key players in the robotics industry.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on June 03, 2025

What Is Smart Manufacturing?

Data, automation and advanced robotics are transforming production lines and supply chains in the cyber-physical convergence. Here’s our guide to smart manufacturing and how it works.

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Gordon Gottsegen Gordon Gottsegen
Updated on May 30, 2025

Robots for Hire: 11 Ways Robots Help Humans

From delivery bots to robo buddies, robots serve humans in a variety of ways.

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