Uber open to teaming up with Travis Kalanick on autonomous vehicles: CEO Dara KhosrowshahiUber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi expressed openness to partnering with ousted founder Travis Kalanick on his new autonomous vehicle venture. This...
18 May, 2026, 11.04 AM IST
Prosecutors say suspect in missing students' killings asked ChatGPT about disposing of a bodyIn a tragic turn of events, two doctoral students from the University of South Florida, originally from Bangladesh, have lost their lives. ...
27 Apr, 2026, 11.22 PM IST
Egocentric data collection fuels AI robotics growth in IndiaIndian startups are entering the lucrative egocentric data collection business. This data, captured from a first-person view, is vital for ...
27 Apr, 2026, 06.27 PM IST
Travis Kalanick says ‘Masa money’ was ‘easy’ and ‘too loose’ during SoftBank’s hyper-funding eraKalanick, who raised billions for Uber himself amid SoftBank’s aggressive 2017 investment spree, contrasted this with his own stealth appro...
16 Mar, 2026, 12.18 PM IST
Of rides & rivals: Travis Kalanick on Uber’s capital strategy, competition with LyftTravis Kalanick said the Uber–Lyft rivalry became a battle for venture capital as much as riders. Uber used fundraising as a strategic weap...
15 Mar, 2026, 04.05 PM IST
Uber founder Travis Kalanick rebrands existing venture to Atoms with focus on roboticsKalanick announced the move in an interview on the TBPN podcast. During these eight years, he raised hundreds of millions, including $400 m...
14 Mar, 2026, 01.21 PM IST
Is this robot your future housemate? Tesla’s Optimus robot cooks, cleans, and leaves the internet torn between awe and alarmTesla’s Optimus robot is turning heads with a new viral video showing it cooking, cleaning, and doing household chores. Dubbed the ‘Tesla b...
22 May, 2025, 09.22 PM IST
Kitchen robotics startup Posha raises $8 million from Accel, othersPosha raised $8 million in Series A funding led by Accel. The funds will enhance its AI-powered cooking robot, expand recipe offerings, and...
06 May, 2025, 07.00 PM IST
Bengaluru says 'no' to maids, 'yes' to robots as India's IT capital take AI help for hassle-free daily choresBengaluru residents are embracing robots for household chores, reducing reliance on traditional help. Manisha Roy replaced her cook with a ...
14 Apr, 2025, 01.00 PM IST
Do robots love their customers? automated restaurants face human issuesFor a decade, the promised era of robo-flipped burgers and automated baristas has always been just around the corner. But automation in res...
14 Aug, 2024, 10.39 AM IST
Are robot waiters the future? Some restaurants think soMany think robot waiters are the solution to the industry's labor shortages. Sales of them have been growing rapidly in recent years, with ...
06 Apr, 2023, 07.06 PM IST
Are robot waiters that can lead guests to tables & deliver food the future? Some restaurants think soAdoption of new technology like QR code menus during the pandemic also laid the ground for robots.
06 Apr, 2023, 12.34 PM IST
Food robotics firm Mukunda Foods raises $5 million funding from ZomatoThe company plans to use the funds to expand its reach across quick-service restaurants, cloud kitchens, and fine-dining restaurants. The b...
24 Mar, 2022, 04.19 PM IST
Startup dishes out food cooked by robotic kitchenStartup, founded by a team led by a former Machine learning researcher at Microsoft and an aerospace engineer, has built a prototype that c...
22 Jun, 2018, 11.09 PM IST
This robot reads WikiHow guides to make breakfastThe European research project RoboHow is behind the robots, called PR2. Each one combs instructions from the how-to site to churn out panca...
26 Aug, 2015, 12.40 PM IST
Indian couple's chapati invention in Singapore hits US marketAn Indian couple in Singapore has invented a robot to make chapatis which raked in about 5 mn Singapore dollars in pre-sale orders from USA.
07 Aug, 2014, 04.17 PM IST
- Lingodroids: Robots that can talk
With a small whirring sound the robots whiz around the maze-like office environment, negotiating obstacles such as desks and chairs.
31 May, 2011, 12.38 AM IST