Robots
ICD Aggregate Pavilion 2018 is made from 120,000 interlocking stars
Odico’s Factory on the Fly is a pop-up robotic manufacturing unit for construction sites
Backpack-style robot companion gives wearer two functional extra hands
Shape-shifting Cypher sculpture by Ozel Office is controlled by motion
ETH Zurich makes lightweight concrete ceiling using 3D sand-printing
Texture-changing skin lets robot express its feelings
Smartibot kit turns any household object into an AI-enhanced robot
Nino robotic bartender can make “any drink in seconds”
Boston Dynamics to start selling SpotMini robot as soon as 2019
CLS Architetti and Arup use a portable robot to 3D print a house in Milan
Carlo Ratti’s scribing robot turns walls into “digital content canvases”
ETH Zurich researchers develop new method of robotic timber construction
SEER robot identifies and mimics the expressions of nearby humans
AV1 is a robot that helps ill children keep up with schoolwork
Spider-shaped tiny robot could be the future of micro-surgery
OpenAI creates Dactyl robot hand with “unprecedented” dexterity
NASA announces winners of competition to design 3D-printed habitat for Mars
MIT’s blind Cheetah 3 robot can navigate without sensors or cameras
Over 1,000 robots pack groceries in Ocado’s online shopping warehouse
MIT engineers replace chefs with machines at “world’s first” robotic kitchen
ETH Zurich robots use new digital construction technique to build timber structures
AI experts condemn development of “killer robots” in South Korea
Walmart files patent for drone shopping assistants
