These shrieking robotic scarecrows protect offshore wind farms from seagull poop
Seagulls pooping is a surprisingly big problem. A screaming robot scarecrow developed by a company called Scaretech could help.
Ford gives Boston Dynamics’ high-tech robot dog Spot a job
Ford will use two robot dogs to scan the layout of one of its plants in Michigan. Robot specialist Boston Dynamics began offering Spot to industry in June 2020.
These are the delivery robots that will soon invade your city’s sidewalks
Delivery robots are coming to a sidewalk near you — if they're not there already. Here are six of the companies building these next-generation delivery bots.
Robotic rubdown: New robo-masseuse could make its way into your home
Researchers from the U.K.’s University of Plymouth have built a robot masseuse for the home. The question: Would you allow a robot to give you a massage?
9 military robots that are totally terrifying … and oddly adorable
Robots are the future of most industries, and nowhere is that more apparent than the military. Here are some of the coolest military robots.
New artificial skin will allow robots to detect touch and textures
Researchers have developed artificial skin they claim is able to detect touches more than 10,000 times faster than human's sensory nervous system.
Japanese convenience stores will use VR-controlled robots to stack shelves
A chain of convenience stores in Japan is testing out VR-controlled robots controlled by employees to stack shelves. It's social distancing, Skynet-style.
Watch Spot and Pepper robots come together to cheer their baseball team
Japan's baseball season has resumed, but only the players are allowed in the stadiums. That's why they're using robots to provide the mid-game entertainment.
A flock of bionic birds and an autonomous robot arm are Festo’s latest creations
German automation company Festo is at it again. Its latest robots -- an autonomous bionic arm and a flying robot bird -- are here, and they're awesome.
Self-driving forklifts are here to revolutionize warehouses, for better or worse
Third Wave Automation raised $15 million to make self-driving forklifts a reality. Here's how it's going to change warehouses as we know it.
Three words: Robot. Talent. Agency.
The company promises to do for 'robot actors' what talent agents do for human performers: Pair them up with producers and take a cut of any proceeds generated.
Coronavirus-hunting robot will stick a horrifyingly long swab up your nose
A new robot carries out coronavirus-hunting swab tests without the doctor having to be in the same room. It looks supremely uncomfortable.
Rehab robot exoskeleton helps stroke patients with physical therapy
Upper body robot exosuit features two articulated arms which guide users through various preprogrammed exercises that can be customized for each patient.
RoboCut is a robot sculptor that would put Edward Scissorhands to shame
Researchers at ETH Zurich Computational Robotics Lab have created a cutting robot that can turn a block of styrofoam into just about any shape you can imagine.
Spot the robot dog is now available for general sale — but it ain’t cheap
Boston Dynamics has started selling its Spot robot. We take a look at how the design has developed over the years to become the amazing robot you see today.
This robotically built cabin offers a peek into the high-tech future of housing
Ashen Cabin is an experimental log cabin built with the aid of a giant 3D printer and construction robot. It may be the future of sustainable housing.
Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot gives New Zealand sheepdogs a run for their money
A new video Tuesday shows Boston Dynamics' Spot robot carrying out a variety of agricultural assistive tasks, like inspecting crops and, yes, herding sheep.
How do we help astronauts deal with isolation? Floating robo-therapists
Astronaut can feel isolated in space. Could a smart beachball-looking robot give them someone to confide in?
This next-gen firefighting robot has a spotter drone and a foam blaster
Estonian company Milrem Robotics has developed a new firefighting tank robot. Equipped with an accompanying drone and other tech, it's ready to battle blazes.
Caretaker bots and starfish assassins: Meet the tech that protects Earth’s reefs
Coral reefs are dying everywhere. Can technology help reverse this tragic trend? Here are six examples of cutting edge tech that might assist with exactly that.
Sony patents autonomous robot companion that talks to gamers, shares emotions
Sony filed a patent for an autonomous robot companion that will sympathize with the feelings of players, with a microphone, speaker, and camera embedded in it.
No batteries? No problem. These scavenger robots ‘eat’ metal to harvest energy
How do you keep robots powered up as they move through the world? By giving them the ability to 'consume' metal the way we might chow down on food, of course.
Most art galleries are closed, but you can still tour this one — with a robot
An art gallery in the U.K. has teamed up with roboticists to continue giving tours while it's shuttered due to coronavirus. Here's what they've developed.
The age of human exploration is behind us. Machines will take it from here
Drones and robots are ushering in a new era of investigation, enabling mankind to go farther out in space and even uncover new facts about well-known places.
Because 2020’s not crazy enough, a robot mouth is singing A.I. prayers in Paris
In these troubling, confusing times, it can be tough to know who to turn to for help. One possible answer? A disembodied robot mouth chanting A.I. prayers.
Cargo ship-scrubbing HullSkater robot is like a Roomba for the high seas
Not only will this Roomba-style cleaning robot help keep cargo ships looking fresh, it could help save the environment, too. Here's how.
Algorithm lets swarms of robots work together to create shapes without colliding
Researchers have developed an an algorithm that lets robot swarms reliably converge to form a predetermined shape in under a minute. With no collisions!
Prosthetics that don’t require practice: Inside the latest breakthrough in bionics
Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed a technique for creating the most advanced nerve-controlled prosthetic hands yet. Here's how it's done.
This Google robot taught itself to walk, with no help whatsoever, in two hours
Remember that scene in Walt Disney’s Bambi where the titular fawn learns to stand up and walk under its own power? Like that, basically, but with a robot.
Boston Dynamics’ clever Handle robot gets an autonomous co-worker
Boston Dynamics' Handle robot has teamed up with a robot from Otto Motors to show how autonomous machines can collaborate to complete tasks in a warehouse.
In China’s hospitals, robots are helping to halt the spread of coronavirus
As the COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic continues to spread, hospitals in China have turned to a trio of robots to help fight the spread of the flu-type virus.
Flippy the burger-flipping robot is changing the face of fast food as we know it
A robot that flips burgers is coming to a fast food joint near you. And it can do a lot more than that, too. Meet Flippy, the robot superstar of Miso Robotics.
Repair robot swims through oil pipelines and welds cracks — without exploding
This repair robot will weld oil pipeline defects from the inside while it's submerged in continuously flowing oil. Coming soon to an oil field near you.
Inside the mind of an autonomous delivery robot
Starship Technologies' autonomous delivery robots have driven thousands of miles. Here's how its bots experience the world -- and why it matters for our future.