OhmniLabs wants to make video chatting with family and friends easier — by bringing in a robot. The Silicon Valley robotics startup is launching Ohmni, a home robot designed to make video chatting with family less of a hassle.
Robots clean rivers and sort waste, monitor ecosystems, and inspect renewable-energy infrastructure. But even the greenest robot has an environmental footprint.
EPFL engineers have designed acoustic cavities that convert sound waves into thrust, propelling small robots and ultralight aerial vehicles without on-board actuators or electronics.