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[Link] Amazon Astro is ‘terrible’ and will ‘throw itself down’ stairs, developers reportedly claim
Read: 29/9/2021 www.theverge.com
Some of the people building Amazon’s Astro home robot are not impressed with it, according to a report by Vice.
[Link] Thailand develops robotic system to up Covid vaccine doses
Read: 26/8/2021 www.theguardian.com
Researchers in Thailand have developed a machine to draw out Covid-19 vaccine doses more efficiently and optimise lower-than-expected supplies as the country struggles with its worst coronavirus outbreak yet.
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[Link] Overhauling A Battle Bot
Read: 7/8/2021 hackaday.com
Where do old battle bots go to die? Well the great parts-bin in the sky corner of the workshop, where they await disassembly and use in other projects. But once in a while, if a battle bot is really lucky, they get pulled out again and put back into working order.
[Link] A Robot To Top Up Your Tesla
Read: 2/7/2021 hackaday.com
The convenience of just plugging in your car in the evening and not going into a gas station is great as long as you remember to do the plugging. You really don’t want to get caught with an empty battery while you’re in a rush.