Amazon reveals the science behind Astro, its new home robot
To mark the launch of its Astro home robot, Amazon has released a video in which engineers who worked on the device chat about how the project developed.
Watch Elon Musk unveil Tesla’s advanced humanoid robot
Tesla boss Elon Musk has revealed the company is building a highly advanced humanoid robot to 'eliminate dangerous, repetitive, boring tasks.'
Meet the team behind one of the world’s most impressive humanoid robots
Take a look inside the workshop where Boston Dynamics' roboticists continue to develop the company's remarkable Atlas robot.
Watch Ford’s robot test drivers take a car for an on-the-spot spin
Ford has deployed two new robots called Shelby and Miles to help the automaker test its cars in extreme environmental conditions.
Watch Xiaomi’s first video featuring its robotic CyberDog
Xiaomi's first video showing off its new CyberDog robot reveals even more similarities with Boston Dynamics' Spot robot.
Xiaomi’s CyberDog looks remarkably like Boston Dynamics’ Spot
Xiaomi has unleashed a robot mutt called CyberDog. The quadruped looks a lot like Boston Dynamics' Spot but sells at a fraction of the price.
Facebook’s ‘droidlet’ A.I. could take speech recognition to a whole new level
Today's natural language recognition systems -- like Siri and Alexa -- are still somewhat limited in what they can understand. Facebook thinks it can do better
Robot pile-up causes grocery delivery chaos for online shoppers
A catastrophic collision between three robots at a cutting-edge facility in the U.K. suggests the road toward the robot takeover may be rocky.
This cockroach-inspired rescue bot could save your life one day
Despite being the size of a cockroach, UC Berkeley's clever new rescue robot could help save humans buried in rubble. Here's a look at how it works.
Rocket Lab shows off Rosie, its rocket-building robot
Rocket Lab's Rosie robot helps the launch company produce its workhorse Electron rocket at a far quicker rate than before.
Watch seven Boston Dynamics’ Spot robots strut their stuff in dance routine
Watch seven Spot robots perform a beautifully choreographed dance in celebration of Hyundai’s recent acquisition of the Massachusetts-based tech firm.
Pepper robot’s future uncertain as SoftBank suspends production
SoftBank has suspended production of its Pepper humanoid robot due to poor sales, but says it could start making it again if demand recovers.
The future of manufacturing: A look ahead to the next era of making things
The way we make things -- from cars to shoes to dental floss -- has changed dramatically over the past few generations. Here's what could change next.
Watch Toyota’s latest robot ace challenging house chores
The Tokyo Research Institute in California has designed a prototype robot that can skillfully perform various chores within the home.
The future of automation: Robots are coming, but they won’t take your job
The emergence of automated robots will likely not be the job killer for humans that many people fear.
Meet Ernie and Bert, Amazon’s latest robotic helpers
Amazon is testing Ernie and Bert, two robots designed to ease the physical strain on the company's army of warehouse workers.
World’s Fair 2.0: The mission to resurrect the greatest tech expo of all time
The World's Fair was a technology expo that sparked the world's imagination in a way that no other has. It's time to resurrect it
Evolving, self-replicating robots are here — but don’t worry about an uprising
Self-replicating robots are a staple of apocalyptic science fiction movies, but now the idea has made the jump from fiction to reality.
Robots, rappers, and rasslers: The most bizarre NFT projects yet
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have exploded in popularity in the past couple months, which has given rise to a bunch of really, really strange new ideas.
Meet the Xenobots: Living, biological machines that could revolutionize robotics
Scientists at Tufts University have created a strange new hybrid biological/mechanical organism that's made of living cells, but operates like a robot
This spherical, BB-8 style robot is built to explore lava caves on the moon
Scientists want to explore a cave on the moon to determine if we could build a habitat inside it. How? With a Star Wars-style robot, of course!
Robot specialist Boston Dynamics offers rare look inside its workshop
In a rare move, robot specialist Boston Dynamics recently allowed a film crew inside its Massachusetts workshop and even showed off a new robot.
5 useful robots that will make your annoying chores fun again
While we aren't living in any 'Jetsons'Â apartments just yet, home automation has come a long way. These robotic servants may soon replace household chores.
Meet Digit: The ostrich-legged robot that might one day deliver you packages
Digit, the latest and most advanced bipedal robot from Agility Robotics, has made some huge strides (both literally and figuratively) in the past few years
They strapped a paintball gun onto a Spot robot. Now the internet has the reins
Boston Dynamics doesn't want people to strap guns of any kind on its robots -- but that's exactly what NYC-based idea factory MSCHF has done.
Why the Jezero Crater is the most exciting place on Mars
Why is NASA landing a multibillion dollar Mars rover in Jezero Crater? What makes this tiny pockmark on the Red Planet so interesting?
Researchers have built a flying, bird-inspired robot, complete with talons
Researchers are building a robot bird. That's great news until a robot cat comes along.
Smart dummies: How robotic tackling tech is transforming football practice
Concussions frequently take place during football practice. This robot tackling dummy could help reduce that risk, and also give players an edge.
Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot shows off its grabbing skills in new video
Boston Dynamics’ Spot, one of the most advanced robots around, can now pick up the underwear you left on the floor.
Meet Qoobo, the cute, robotic tailed cushion that cured my pandemic blues
Here's my story of how living with a pair of cute, robotic tailed cushions called Qoobo made life in pandemic-enforced lockdown a little less solitary.
Cyborg Venus flytraps are here. Don’t worry, they’re not hostile
It sounds a whole lot like Little Shop of Horrors, as remade by roboticists. It could turn out to be pretty useful, though.
Tesla’s mesmerizing video features frunk-stamping robots
Tesla has just posted mesmerizing footage shot at its California factory showing robots stamping metal sheets into parts for its Model 3 and Model Y vehicles.
This quirky humanoid robot can be teleoperated using a VR headset
The inventors of Reachy, a humanoid, open-source robot, have come up with a way to teleoperate its robo-creation using a VR headset.
The latest wild idea for space exploration? Robots made from hunks of ice
Instead of building robots here on Earth and then sending them to distant planets, some say we should build the robots on those planets with found materials