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The UK is emerging as a leading testing ground for autonomous delivery robots, with sidewalk robots operating in towns and cities across the country as companies trial last-mile deliveries of groceries and takeaway food. Industry observers point to supportive regulation and growing public acceptance as reasons robotics firms increasingly choose Britain to pilot their technology.
- 2Robot Dog Completes Full Marathon Without Recharging▼This Robot Dog Crushed a Marathon Without Stopping to Recharge
A quadruped robot has completed a full marathon distance of about 42 kilometers on a single battery charge, a feat highlighted by Singularity Hub. The result suggests notable progress in robot endurance and energy efficiency, areas that have long limited legged machines. It is likely to fuel debate about how close such robots are to real-world delivery, inspection and patrol work.
- 3Paper-thin robot powered by muscle cells swims through watery maze▼Powered by muscle cells, a paper-thin robot swims through a watery maze
Researchers have developed a paper-thin swimming robot driven by living muscle cells, capable of navigating through a watery maze. The soft, biohybrid machine moves by contracting its muscle tissue, a design that could point toward new medical and research applications such as targeted drug delivery inside the body. Coverage is circulating widely on science and technology news outlets.
- 4ICE Acquires $1.3 Million Robot Dogs for Operations▼What ICE plans to do with its new $1.3M robot dogs
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has taken delivery of robot dogs costing $1.3 million, and plans for how the agency will deploy the quadruped robots are drawing attention. The purchase raises questions about the use of robotic systems in immigration enforcement, with observers weighing potential uses against concerns over surveillance and expanded policing capabilities.
- 5MIT builds paper-thin swimming robot powered by living muscle cells▼MIT builds tiny paper-thin robot that swims using living muscle cells
MIT researchers have created an extremely thin, paper-like robot that moves through liquid by using living muscle cells as its propulsion system. The biohybrid design lets the device swim when the cells contract, pointing toward possible uses in medicine such as targeted drug delivery or minimally invasive procedures inside the body. Coverage of the project is drawing attention for the unusual combination of synthetic materials and biological tissue.