We really need laws that say something to the effect of "if you shut down support for a product, you must open it up to modifications in some way" (a bunch of technical approaches that can be taken for this). With financial penalties against individuals ...

Embodied, the startup behind Moxie, an $800 social robot for children aged 5 to 10 has decided to close and brick its product. In a goodbye posted on its website, Embodied explained: “We had secured a lead investor prepared to close the round. However ...

Despite being out for less than a year, Amazon has announced that its Astro patrol robot for small and medium businesses will be bricked at the end of August. First reported by GeekWire, this sad news for robot mallcop enthusiasts comes from a leaked ...

Bricklayers have a tough job. It requires skill and experience. It is hard on the back and knees. Hands too. You have to be outside in all kinds of weather. It’s perhaps not surprising that there aren’t a lot of young people lining up to apprentice.

All products featured on WIRED are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Learn more. Amazon is bricking all Astro for Business robots on September 25.

SINGAPORE—China is exploring the possibility of developing a lunar soil brick-making robot, designed to help build and maintain the country’s future Moon base. Known as the Super Mason, the robot is expected to be launched in 2028 with the Chang’e 8 ...

Researchers at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology have created a miniature robotic muscle substance that breaks through brick walls. With electronic impulses of less than one volt, the material—a specially developed hydrogel—can shape-shift, expand ...

Brick & Mortar Ventures founding partner Darren Bechtel views the construction world through the lens of both a builder — he’s a scion of a major construction company — and an early backer of proptech companies like PlanGrid, Levelset and Fieldwire.

You say that, but anthropomorphizing things, especially that can display emotion in a human way is actually a key to helping children with autism learn interacting with people and understanding emotions. Of note, Thomas the Tank Engine actually is a ...