Robotics

Aid in motion: Ho trying on a robotic exoskeleton ahead of her first visit home to retrieve belongings, in Hong Kong. — Reuters More than four months after a deadly fire engulfed her apartment block in Hong Kong’s northern Tai Po district, Fanny Mok is preparing to go back to retrieve what remains of her belongings. Mok, 59, is borrowing robotic exoskeleton legs to help her climb to her 13th floor apartment where she lived for the past 30 years, until a blaze in late November

The 15-person startup is holding initial discussions with Toyota Motor Corp, Sony Group Corp, Honda Motor Co, Nissan Motor Co and Mitsui Chemicals Inc to pitch them on how artificial intelligence can advance manufacturing processes. — Photo by Possessed Photography on Unsplash A Silicon Valley-born AI startup is turning to Japan to prove AI can reshape one of the world’s largest industrial robot supply chains. Integral AI Inc, a five-year-old company founded by former Google

The logo of ABB is pictured at the Global Industrie exhibition in Villepinte near Paris, France, March 26, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier ABB's robotics business has partnered with Nvidia to narrow the gap between how industrial robots perform in virtual simulations and how they behave on factory floors, the companies said on Monday. Swiss-based ABB will use Nvidia's Omniverse libraries of simulated data to make its training environments more realistic by incorporating details

Developers hope the robot can boost seniors’ rehabilitation and independence as Singapore moves towards becoming a super-aged society. Stroke survivor Leow Cher Hwa participating in a Zumba class with the help of the Data-driven Robotic Balance Assistant. Mr Leow Cher Hwa never thought something as simple as walking would become a daily struggle. The 66-year-old suffered a stroke in 2022 that left him half-paralysed. He spent two months in hospital, grappling not just with

Hospital Pakar Universiti Sains Malaysia (HPUSM) is now offering training in robotic technology for knee surgery as part of efforts to advance medical practice in line with current technological advancements. Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Seri Dr Abdul Rahman Mohamed said robotic technology is part of the components of the Master of Medicine (Orthopaedics) programme. He said that through the training, postgraduate students are exposed to high-prec

Currently, Digit is working with Amazon to help move products in warehouses. — Business Wire/TNS Digit the humanoid robot is 5 feet 9 inches (175cm) tall and lives in warehouses, helping its human coworkers move and stack boxes up to 35 pounds (15.87kg). It also "smiles" and waves. Robots like Digit are a growing pursuit among robotics companies that are trying to bring humanoids into everyday life, and specifically into the home as helpers. A crucial part of that equation is

Two autonomous tractors have been rolled out to transfer passenger bags between Terminal 1's and Terminal 4’s baggage handling areas. Changi Airport has deployed its first fleet of fully driverless tractors. (Photo: Changi Airport Group) Changi Airport has deployed its first fleet of fully driverless tractors for airside operations after nearly a year of trials. Two autonomous tractors have been rolled out in live operations to transfer passenger bags between Terminal 1's and

Photo courtesy of Bernama Javen Cheok, an eight-year-old student from Sri Kuala Lumpur International School, won the Runner-Up award in the ‘Robot Survival Basic Category’ at the International Programmable Robotics Competition (IPRC) 2025, held in Seoul, South Korea early this month. P3 Platform Sdn Bhd (P3 Platform), in a statement recently, said Cheok was the only winner from the international partner schools, with all other winners hailing from South Korea. "His success hi

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust has four surgical robots A hospital in Surrey has performed its 10,000th robotic-assisted surgical procedure. Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust first introduced the technology in 2009 with the installation of a da Vinci surgical system. It now operates four surgical robots across a range of specialities, including urology, gynaecology, colorectal, hepatobiliary, oesophagogastric and ear, nose and throat (ENT) surgery. The 10,000th patient was

The new hybrid robotic hand blends soft and rigid parts with touch-sensitive technology, allowing for precise and flexible object...

Students of SJKT PJS 1 in Petaling Jaya try their hands at robotics starter kits in a workshop on Feb 26 The 10-year-olds crowded around...

An aerial drone photo taken on March 13, 2025 shows fishers driving boats to the fish farming area at a marine ranch in Rongcheng City,...

FILE PHOTO: U.S. one-hundred-dollar bills are seen in this photo illustration at a bank in Seoul August 2, 2013. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File...

If the idea of robots taking on humans in a road race conjures dystopian images of android athletic supremacy, then fear not, for now at...

In a landmark achievement for healthcare in Southeast Asia, St. Luke's Medical Center has launched the region's first robotic cardiac...

Singapore-based robotics startup Eureka Robotics has completed a US$10.5 million series A funding round. B Capital led the round, with...