Jibo won’t ship to customers in 2016. In an email update to its Indiegogo backers, CEO Steve Chambers says Jibo’s second in-home beta test “shed light on some important technical challenges we must overcome.”
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.