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Sensor Fusion: Why Modern Robots Use Multiple Senses at Once

No single sensor is reliable in every condition. Sensor fusion is how modern robots combine cameras, LiDAR, IMUs and more…

Marcus Reeves May 15, 2026

How Robots Work

Standard GPS is accurate to about 5 metres. RTK-GPS gets that down to under 2 centimetres. Here is the trick…

Marcus Reeves May 13, 2026

Best of 2026

Quadruped robots have split into two very different worlds in 2026 — heavy-duty industrial platforms and lifelike robotic pets. These…

Sarah Hartley May 11, 2026

How Robots Work

Knowing where you are is one problem. Deciding where to go next — efficiently, safely, and around moving obstacles —…

Marcus Reeves May 9, 2026

Best of 2026

Serving robots have quietly become the most successful commercial robotics category of the decade. These are the units actually earning…

Marcus Reeves May 7, 2026

How Robots Work

Computer vision is what lets a robot understand the world through cameras. Here is how raw pixels become decisions —…

Marcus Reeves May 5, 2026

How Robots Work

Both LiDAR and camera-based navigation can map your home and avoid obstacles — but they have different strengths. Here is…

Marcus Reeves May 3, 2026

Best of 2026

From consumer indoor patrol cameras to enterprise outdoor sentries, these are the security robots earning their keep in 2026.

Sarah Hartley May 1, 2026

Best of 2026

Humanoid robotics has gone from science fiction to factory floor in eighteen months. Here are the five humanoids actually delivering…

Marcus Reeves Apr 29, 2026

How Robots Work

Simultaneous Localisation and Mapping is the technology that turns a confused robot into one that knows exactly where it is.…

Marcus Reeves Apr 27, 2026