Robots

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The Shadow Robot company's Dextrous Robotic Hand was the most advanced robot hand in the world in 2008.
Technology

Why advanced robots still struggle with simple tasks

By Mack DeGeurin

da Vinci Surgical System practicing sutures on pork loin
Technology

Watch a robot operate on a pork loin

By Andrew Paul

two sperm whales singing
Science

New method for finding sperm whales kind of works like a rideshare app

By Laura Baisas

autonomous atlas
Technology

Oh good, the humanoid robots are working on their own

By Mack DeGeurin

Boston Dynamic's Spot getting kicked in a routine test.
Technology

Researchers tortured robots to test the limits of human empathy

By Mack DeGeurin

Ai-Da robot standing in front of two of its paintings at the United Nations
Technology

A humanoid robot’s painting called ‘AI God’ may sell for over $120,000

By Andrew Paul

Moflin robot pet
Technology

Casio thinks an AI-powered furball can replace your pet

By Andrew Paul

Video Still: Optically driven rotation of ZEEM torus on an air–glycerol interface.
Technology

Tiny, doughnut-shaped robot can swim through snot

By Mack DeGeurin

These are the best robot kit in 2024 on a plain white background.
Gear

The best robot kits for kids in 2024

By Fiona Tapp

USS Stewart bow shipwreck with barnacles and crabs
Technology

‘Ghost Ship of the Pacific’ rediscovered with underwater drones

By Andrew Paul

Aerobat uses a combination or rigid and soft 3D-printed materials to mimic a bat's malleable wings.
Technology

Bats’ weird wings inspired this drone

By Mack DeGeurin

a platypus floating in a creek on the Eungella National Park , Queensland, Australia
Technology

Platypus-like robot skin inspired by scientist’s daughter

By Andrew Paul

Electrostatic hydraulic robot leg
Technology

Oil-filled ‘muscles’ give this robot leg a spring in its step

By Andrew Paul

This squishy robot uses electrical signals processed from King Oyster mushroom mycelia to scoot back and forth.
Technology

This robot is being controlled by a King oyster mushroom

By Mack DeGeurin

Skyline Robotics robot window washing skyscrapers
Technology

The skyscraper window-washing robots are here

By Mack DeGeurin

Human playing against Google DeepMind ping pong robot
AI

Watch Google’s ping pong robot beat humans at their own game

By Andrew Paul

Video still of Figure 02 humanoid robot looking at hand
AI

Figure says its new humanoid robot can chat and learn from its mistakes

By Andrew Paul

Perceptive robot dental machine working on human patient
AI

Robot dentist can prep a tooth crown in 15 minutes

By Andrew Paul

VERO four legged robot vacuuming cigarette butts
Technology

This plodding robot sucks up cigarette butts

By Andrew Paul

Tiny drones have can only carry very small computer processors with little computation and memory. This makes it very challenging for them to navigate by themselves, as current state-of-the-art approaches to autonomous navigation are computation- and memory intensive.
Technology

Bug brains could help drone swarms find their way home

By Mack DeGeurin