You Can’t Just Kill This Robot Cockroach With a Step

Medicine & Technology Aug 04, 2019

Mobile and robust, this tiny robot is the next step to environmental exploration and disaster relief.

Circulating Liquid – ‘Robot Blood’ – Powers Robotic Applications for Lengthy Tasks

Jun 22, 2019

By designing power sources that give robots the ability to function for more extended periods, researchers think autonomous robots could soon be roaming the Earth’s oceans on vital scientific missions and for delicate environmental tasks like sampling coral reefs

Robot Baristas are Latest Front in South Korea Automation Push

Jun 11, 2019

Are robot baristas the future of South Korea's vibrant coffee culture?

MIT’s Annual 2.007 Competition Pays Homage to Apollo 11

May 14, 2019

MIT’s popular class 2.007 proved that robots can be efficient, ingenious, and even highly entertaining moon-rock scavengers.

CMU Creates Plush Toys that Can Hug, Twist, and Bend

May 09, 2019

Carnegie Mellon University laboratories have come up with robotic plush toys that are made using industrial knitting machines.

Autonomous Robot Navigates Heart to Assist in Cardiac Surgery

Apr 26, 2019

Surgeons could be assisted in the operating theatre by medical robots following the first demonstration of a robot that can navigate autonomously inside the body.

SpotMini: Dogs of the Future

Apr 22, 2019

A crew of robot dogs pulling a 10,000-pound truck.

A Room-Cleaning Robot in the Works

Apr 22, 2019

For most of us, weekends, most especially Sundays, are spent tidying up and cleaning the house, trying to prepare for another busy week ahead. Imagine having a robot at home that could help you with all these tedious chores. This might not be so far out since according to a report by BBC, a start-up company in Japan is trying to teach a pair of machines exactly just this. It seems to be proving a bit difficult 'coz what seems like a simple job for us humans, is a surprisingly tricky task for a robot - specifically, cleaning a bedroom.

Should Technology Be Used to Extend the Human Lifespan?

Mar 28, 2019

Technology may be able to ‘hack’ human mortality.

Scientists Bridge the Communication Gap Between Fish and Bees

Mar 24, 2019

Is interspecies communication possible?

A Liquid Metal with T-1000-like Properties Has Been Created

Mar 23, 2019

Chinese researchers create a new metal composite that can be manipulated by magnets.

Colored, Self-Healing Hydrogel Skin For Robots Created By Researchers

May 24, 2017

Researchers created a colored self-healing hydrogel skin for robots and other multiple uses.

Robots Presented In Virtual Reality Also Scored High In Human Likeness

May 13, 2017

Most human interactions with robots come from behind a screen. Whether it's fiction or a real-life interaction, rarely are we put face to face with a robot. This poses a significant barrier when we look towards a future where robots will be part of our everyday lives.

Robotic Cheetah: Researchers Create Robotic Version Of The Fastest Running Animal

Apr 20, 2017

Researchers at the University of Twente has devoted years of research and development to create a life-like Robotic Cheetah.

Real 'RoboCop' in China: Meet AnBot the Robot Police Officer Which Never Gets Tired

Feb 21, 2017

AnBot came from the Chinese word "An" which means security, and "Bot" from the word robot. Also the robot police officer, has electrically charged riot control tool which it further uses for monitoring.