Chances are, if you’ve stepped foot into a local Stop & Shop grocery store since 2019, you’ve likely encountered the store’s robotic employee: Marty. But what is this robot’s function in the store and what does it actually do? Brian Overton shares what we know about Marty the Robot: Marty the Robot is a tall […]
Amateur Robotics
AI-Powered Raspberry-Harvesting Robot
In this week’s feature of robots out in everyday life, amateur robotics enthusiast Brian Lederer features a unique robot invention developed by mechanical engineer, Josie Hughes: Josie Hughes, a mechanical engineer and Cambridge graduate, currently leads the Computational Robot Design & Fabrication Lab (CREATE). This department is connected to the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology […]