Tag Archives: Robot

By 2050 the Planet population is expected to be close to 10 billion people. That’s much less than the estimated number of ants living today (1 quadrillion, that is 100,000 more than the expected 10 billion humans in 2050) but their total weight is two orders of magnitude less than …

For as long as we can look back in time farmers in China and other “rice” areas have been using ducks in the rice paddies to curb on bugs of various sort. In the last decades pesticides have been used but now farmers are coming back to ducks. It is …

Having food delivered at your doorstep was unusual in Italy but in the last few years it has taken up steam, particularly among the youngsters. In other countries, like the US, it has been common for quite a while and even more so in the university campuses. Now it looks …

Researchers keep looking at more efficient ways to distribute power, particularly in areas where the constraints are significant. Nature had billion of years in experimenting energy savvy solutions and through natural selection it has achieve impressive results. In most cases, particularly when we are looking at small sizes, Nature is …

According to the 2018 Pizza Power Report the worldwide business of selling pizzas has reached 134B$, 3 billion pizzas have been eaten last year in the US, over 30 billions in the world. That’s not bad for something that started as a slice of bread with some tomatoes and cheese. …

I should confess that when I read this news, a robot harvesting raspberry, what impressed me most was the statement that a human “harvester” could pick up 15,000 berries in an 8 hours shift. I would have imagined, based on personal raspberry harvesting experience, so much less (may be that’s …

I have to confess that I never thought about the complexity of slicing a salami or a potato. I guess I have a knack for it (and my wife is usually charging me of any slicing chore…). But so are most people (if not all of them!). Slicing, chopping, cutting …

Several insects can hover, I bet you saw bees hovering on flower beds looking for the most appealing one for landing and drinking its nectar, birds cannot, with the exception of hummingbirds. I remember spending a few hours in Mexico looking at them and appreciating the hovering that made so …

The French Supermarket chain FranPrix is testing robot shopping delivery in the XIII Arrondissement in Paris. Their plans are to start running the test first  with three robots in one of their stores that will be helping people with some movement impairment (hence having problems in moving stuff from the …

OK, today’s is April Fools’ day so here I go with a topic that looks like a prank, but it is not (or is it?). (some) Robots will be able to replicate themselves and generate offsprings. More than that. Their replica might be a bit better, in evolutionary terms, than …