Swarms of robots may soon be deployed to the center of hurricanes
The balloons will report from inside active hurricanes, where they coordinate movements and beam back data about the environmental conditions within.
First Special Olympics Robotics Championship takes place in Seattle
The first-ever Unified Robotics Championship sees students pit plastic against plastic in a sumo-style robot battle to push the competitor out of the ring.
MekaMon robots battle in augmented reality so you don’t have to clean up carnage
MekaMon robots, the product of startup Reach Robotics, use a combination of augmented reality and articulated figures to bring robot battles to life.
MIT engineers made an innovative artificial muscle out of fishing line
Nylon-based artificial muscles may have application for things like robotics, biomedical devices, toys, and form-fitting clothing.
Self-healing thread changes from firm to flexible with just a bit of voltage
The threads versatility make it a promising new component for a number of applications, including healthcare and robotics.
Robots are most likely to take the jobs of those who least expect it
In cruel irony, those most in jeopardy of losing their jobs to robots are in the greatest denial it will happen.
In a technological first, paralyzed patient can feel touch through an artificial hand
Ten years after an accident left him paralyzed, Nathan Copeland can sense pressure applied to an artificial robotic hand.
U.K. may form a special team to monitor and guide development of AI, robotics
The House of Commons Science and Technology Committee in the U.K. published a report requesting that the government form a team to monitor AI and robotics.
U.S. Navy is sponsoring fish robot project to help develop underwater vehicles
Could studying the locomotion of fish be the key to developing more versatile underwater vehicles and robotics systems? The U.S. Navy certainly thinks so.
Self-driving shopping carts may one day make their way to a Walmart near you
The U.S. Patent Office recently awarded giant retailer Walmart a patent outlining movable containers, detachable motors, and a circuit control system.
Our 6 favorite robots from IFA 2016 will mow, vacuum, and even sketch for you
Robots lose a little bit more of their novelty every year -- but they haven't ceased to amaze us yet.
'I will destroy all humans,' Audrey Hepburn-inspired robot tells its creator
A lifelike customer service robot inspired by Audrey Hepburn just said it would destroy all humans in an interview with CNBC.
One giant leap for robots: NASA opens Space Robotics Challenge registration
The first astronaut to step foot on Mars may be greeted by a robot. At least that’s NASA’s plan with its Space Robotics Challenge.
Octopus-inspired ‘soft robots’ may be the future of robotics
"Soft robots" inspired by nature are far more flexible, adaptable and potentially durable than their more traditional rivals.
Study: Robot surgeons as good as humans, despite what your doc might say
New researcher on robotic prostate surgery suggests that humans and machines are pretty much equal when it comes to surgery.
A British artist spent 10 years teaching this robot how to draw, and it totally shows
London artist Patrick Tresset is using robotics for his artistic expression, creating a computational system that is "artistic, expressive, and obsessive."
Tiny exoskeleton helps babies avoid cerebral palsy, makes them look like Dr. Octopus
Infants at risk of cerebral palsy are getting a bit of support from a skateboard, robot, and machine-learning algorithm at the University of Oklahoma
Robot grillmaster feeds and delights party of German bratwurst lovers
A robotic grillmaster selects, places, grills bratwurst and serves them on plates at a party in Germany.
Robots demolish a site deemed too hazardous for workers
After four workers were tragically killed on a demolition site, robots were charged with carrying out the demolition work in their place.
There is now a flying surveillance drone for … your home
Cardinal Robotics has developed a new drone designed to keep an eye on your home both while you're inside and while you're away.
Looks like a drone, flies like a drone, sees the world like an insect
A Swiss physics student has developed an autonomous drone capable of flying around obstacles thanks to a vision algorithm that's modeled off insect eyes.
Not all jobs equally threatened by robotics in next decade — how about yours?
A McKinsey & Company report predicts change in most jobs due to automation during the next decade. In some cases the least skilled jobs may be safest.
To end the Dallas shooting spree, police used a robot to kill for the first time
Dallas police killed a suspect from Thursday's attack with a robot-mounted explosive, marking the first time U.S. law enforcement has used robotics lethally.
Robocup hopes robots can beat professional soccer players by 2050
The Messis, Ronaldos, and Neymars of the world may have competition from robots in a few years – at least that’s the goal of Robocup.
With ten 3D printers and a robotic attendant, this automated fab lab doesn't need any human help
Tend.ai Has Created a Collaborative Robotics Startup That Can Multitask
Boston Dynamics serves up the stuff of nightmares with its ‘dancing’ SpotMini robot
Capable of inducing nightmares based solely on its dance moves, Boston Dynamics' SpotMini robot is the latest creation from the Massachusetts-based outfit.
