Robotics & Automation — Posts
12 posts on "Robotics & Automation" by Shlomo Strauss — bilingual writing on technology, science, and business.
- How a Chinese ghost city became a testing ground for autonomous — Ordos, a near-empty Chinese city born from a real-estate bubble and coal collapse, now serves as a rare urban testing ground for autonomous trucks and…
- Robotic sculpture and the question of what human artistry still means — As Monumental Labs deploys autonomous robotic arms to carve stone, the post asks whether machine-made sculpture can ever carry the same weight as a…
- Why Nike lost tens of millions trying to automate shoe manufacturing — Nike's multimillion-dollar bet on robotic shoe production collapsed because flexible materials and constant new designs made automation practically…
- A robotic hand grown from living tendons reaches 18 cm — Researchers at the University of Tokyo embedded lab-grown tendon tissue into a 3D-printed hand that can grip objects, control individual fingers, and…
- Remote lung surgery in China: surgeon operated from 5,000 km away — A Chinese surgeon removed a lung tumor from 5,000 km away using robotic arms, demonstrating real-time remote control — while raising valid questions about
- Jensen Huang sees billions of robots filling the labor gap within 20 — In a Bloomberg interview, Nvidia's CEO outlined a future shaped by robot labor, physics-based AI training environments, and fully AI-managed data centers.
- Disney built a stunt robot to bring Spider-Man's aerial moves to life — Disney's stunt robot is filmed in real time as it flies through the air, achieving human-like motion that current animation software struggles to…
- The LAPD's patrol robot looks like it came straight from a video game — The LAPD's new autonomous patrol robot bears a striking resemblance to drones from Ghost Recon: Breakpoint, raising familiar questions about government…
- Why humanoid robots are shaped like us — the software reason matters — Beyond market expectations and mobility advantages, the deepest reason for humanoid robot design lies in how their software is trained on human movement…
- Las Vegas Tesla Tunnel and the Future of Urban Transport — Las Vegas's all-Tesla tunnel offers a small but telling glimpse into how synchronized autonomous vehicles could one day eliminate traffic and accidents.
- Xiaomi's fully automated factory runs 24/7 with zero human workers — Xiaomi's new 81,000-square-meter factory produces smartphones and auto parts around the clock using only robots, raising pointed questions about the…
- Aging bodies, robotic exoskeletons, and the future of elder care — With social security projected to turn cash-negative by 2036, the author argues that AI-driven robotics and exoskeletons may render traditional nursing…