Uber Technologies Inc. is set to launch its first robotaxi service in San Francisco. The ride-hailing company has been testing its self-driving cars for years, and it appears that the time has finally come to put them into commercial use. This is a major development not just for Uber, but

By Machines4U Since the advent of drones, literally every Hollywood film featuring the airborne robots has been about warfare and terror. For those who have no personal experience with the phenomenal devices, it can be easy to fall into a false conception that they are militant by nature. As with

200 years ago, the closest things we had to autonomous farm machines were the animals we used to pull our ploughs. 100 years ago, we started using actual machines. Now, in the 21st century, we are building a world in which the machines are able to operate themselves. If the

It is now clear that Drones have created an absolutely distinct and widespread fan-base. For the last few years, it has been seen that the number of drone fans has been increasing constantly. The incredible drones which are unmanned (remote-controlled) and can fly high erupt leading to much enthusiasm and

Yesterday at Apple’s spring product launch, the company revealed a robot called Liam that has been designed to deconstruct iPhones so that its parts and materials can be reused or recycled. Apple’s vice president of Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives – Lisa Jackson said at the company event that Apple

In December, 2013 Google acquired robotics lab – Boston Dynamics. After a little over two years, Google has decided to sell Boston Dynamics, according to a report by Bloomberg. Boston Dynamics has worked with the US military, DARPA, and several other firms on various robotics projects. The company has made

iRobot is best known for its line of Roomba vacuums. Now, the Massachusetts-based company is expanding its line of floor cleaners, to include a cheaper mopping bot – iRobot Braava Jet 240. This is particularly designed for bathroom and kitchen floors. The new tiny bot by the company can also

If only there was a way to find out if you made it on the naughty or nice list this year… Well, chances are you will be finding out in the next few days what column your name ended up in on Santa’s list. If you made it onto the

For the past many years, Qualcomm processors have powered many high-end as well as mid range Android phones as well as tabs. Now, Qualcomm Snapdragon Flight is prepping to become the brain for the futuristic drones. Specs of Qualcomm Snapdragon Flight: The Flight is the first SoC (system-on-a-chip) built for

The world’s leading drone maker unleashed DJI Zenmuse X5 And X5R cameras at the Interdrone Conference in Las Vegas. In February, DJI joined the MFT (micro four-thirds) alliance, a group established by Panasonic and Olympus to promote the MFT standard. DJI Zenmuse X5 And X5R Cameras are noted to be