iRobot’s poop-detecting Roomba j7+ is at an all-time low price right now

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Some of the most advanced Roomba robot vacuums are on sale right now.

Robosen’s auto-transforming Grimlock will set you back about a mortgage payment

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Robosen announced a new auto-converting Transformer today. After launching its self-transforming Optimus Prime in 2021, the company set its sights on Grimlock, the Autobot-allied leader of the Dinobots who changes from a robot into a mechanical T-Rex. However, its $1,699 sticker price (a mere $1,499 for pre-orders) also allows it to transform your finances for the worse.

Check out the wild robot that Sam's Club is testing to make burgers in its cafes

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Sam's Club is testing a burger-assembling robot at a warehouse in Arkansas.

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ChatGPT spells the end of coding as we know it

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Programming was long considered to be the one haven from the relentless advance of technology. If coders aren't safe, who is?

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ChatGPT has come for software developers

The wild traffic hack that could pave the way for self-driving cars

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Autonomous vehicles are stupid — so an engineer has figured out a way to make streets smarter.

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Walmart's US CEO tells workers not to worry about their jobs despite announcing a major push into store automation

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A Walmart associate interacting with a screen in a market fulfillment center.

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Robots are getting good at dribbling soccer balls, new video from MIT shows

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MIT's "DribbleBot" can kick a soccer ball across snow, gravel, mud, and sand.

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Lowe's, BJ's, Ikea, and other retailers are using robots to clean up, track inventory, and police parking lots – taking the burden off human workers

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7-Eleven has tested robot deliveries.

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Top US general predicts that much of the world's armies, navies, and air forces 'will be robotic' in 15 years, if not sooner

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An MQ-9 Reaper on San Clemente Island in California on June 23. 2022.

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MIT’s new modular lunar robot has ‘worms’ for arms

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MIT engineers have designed a walking lunar robot cleverly inspired by the animal kingdom. The “mix-and-match” system is made of worm-like robotic limbs astronauts could configure into various “species” of robots resembling spiders, elephants, goats and oxen. The team won the Best Paper Award last week at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Aerospace Conference.

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