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The 10 Weirdest Robots At This Year’s Drone Show
Technology

The 10 Weirdest Robots At This Year’s Drone Show

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Technology

Watch A Squishy Gel Transform Into Robotic Claws

By Colin Lecher

10 Robots That Are Way More Athletic Than You
Technology

10 Robots That Are Way More Athletic Than You

By Colin Lecher

Your Next Pair Of Shoes Will Be Printed To Order
Technology

Your Next Pair Of Shoes Will Be Printed To Order

By Tim Newcomb

A Motorized, Super-Detailed Robot Villain Made By A Doctor Who Fan
Technology

A Motorized, Super-Detailed Robot Villain Made By A Doctor Who Fan

By Gregory Mone

A Brief History Of The Demise Of Battle Bots
Science

A Brief History Of The Demise Of Battle Bots

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Aww: Watch A Robotic Cheetah Cub Run
Technology

Aww: Watch A Robotic Cheetah Cub Run

By Lindsey Kratochwill

These 11 Robot Bartenders Will Get You Drunk
Technology

These 11 Robot Bartenders Will Get You Drunk

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Brazilian Government Invests In Robocops To Prep For World Cup, Olympics
Technology

Brazilian Government Invests In Robocops To Prep For World Cup, Olympics

By Dan Nosowitz

How Toys Are Preparing Kids For A Future With Robotic Friends
Technology

How Toys Are Preparing Kids For A Future With Robotic Friends

By Corinne Iozzio

What High-Frequency Trading Looks Like Every Millisecond [Infographic]
Technology

What High-Frequency Trading Looks Like Every Millisecond [Infographic]

By Clay Dillow

2013 Invention Awards: Robotic Performer
Technology

2013 Invention Awards: Robotic Performer

By Zach Zorich

Touch-Sensitive Robot Arm Can Tuck You In At Night
Technology

Touch-Sensitive Robot Arm Can Tuck You In At Night

By Francie Diep

Watch This Baseball-Playing Robot Learn To Hit Every Pitch
Technology

Watch This Baseball-Playing Robot Learn To Hit Every Pitch

By Colin Lecher

Humans Can Feel Empathy Toward Robots
Technology

Humans Can Feel Empathy Toward Robots

By Colin Lecher

9 Percent of Americans Say They’d Bonk A Sexbot
Technology

9 Percent of Americans Say They’d Bonk A Sexbot

By Dan Nosowitz

Robots to the Rescue [Sponsored Post]
Technology

Robots to the Rescue [Sponsored Post]

By Douglas Main

How It Works: The Robotic Chicken Butcher
Technology

How It Works: The Robotic Chicken Butcher

By Nicole Dyer

How Robots Are Revolutionizing Our World [Sponsored Post]
Technology

How Robots Are Revolutionizing Our World [Sponsored Post]

By Rhett Hunter

Watch This Snake Robot Grip Whatever It Touches
Technology

Watch This Snake Robot Grip Whatever It Touches

By Colin Lecher

Meet The Robotic Salamander That’ll Walk, Swim, And Crawl Into Your Nightmares
Technology

Meet The Robotic Salamander That’ll Walk, Swim, And Crawl Into Your Nightmares

By Dan Nosowitz

Watch This Unbelievable Robot Hand Tie A Shoe
Technology

Watch This Unbelievable Robot Hand Tie A Shoe

By Colin Lecher

The Sensitive Robot: How Haptic Technology is Closing the Mechanical Gap [Sponsored Post]
Technology

The Sensitive Robot: How Haptic Technology is Closing the Mechanical Gap [Sponsored Post]

By Erik Sofge

Man Charged For Shooting Robot
Technology

Man Charged For Shooting Robot

By Francie Diep

Flapping Robotic Wing Helps Biologists Uncover Secrets Of Bat Flight
Technology

Flapping Robotic Wing Helps Biologists Uncover Secrets Of Bat Flight

By Rebecca Boyle

Watch This Childlike Humanoid Robot Begin To Comprehend Language
Technology

Watch This Childlike Humanoid Robot Begin To Comprehend Language

By Rebecca Boyle

How Do You Depress A Rat? Harass It With A Robot
Health

How Do You Depress A Rat? Harass It With A Robot

By Shaunacy Ferro

Video: A 3-D Printed Silicone Robot Tentacle
Technology

Video: A 3-D Printed Silicone Robot Tentacle

By Emily Elert

GE’s Hospital Robot Could Reduce Human Errors And Save Lives
Technology

GE’s Hospital Robot Could Reduce Human Errors And Save Lives

By Clay Dillow

Watch: Taxidermied Robot Sparrow Flips The Bird To Real Sparrows
Technology

Watch: Taxidermied Robot Sparrow Flips The Bird To Real Sparrows

By Rebecca Boyle

Popular Science Is Building The Telepresent Robotic Boss Of The Future
Technology

Popular Science Is Building The Telepresent Robotic Boss Of The Future

By Clay Dillow

FDA Approves First Robot For Hospital Use
Technology

FDA Approves First Robot For Hospital Use

By Shaunacy Ferro

How To Build A Hero
Technology

How To Build A Hero

By Erik Sofge

Meet Diego-San, The Humanoid Robot Toddler
Technology

Meet Diego-San, The Humanoid Robot Toddler

By Clay Dillow

February 2013: Robots To The Rescue
Technology

February 2013: Robots To The Rescue

By

Program An Arduino In A Few Simple Steps
Technology

Program An Arduino In A Few Simple Steps

By The Big Book Of Hacks

CES 2013: Lego Mindstorms EV3 Robots Add App Control, Speed, Sensors
Technology

CES 2013: Lego Mindstorms EV3 Robots Add App Control, Speed, Sensors

By Corinne Iozzio

This Robot Vomits So You Won’t Have To
Technology

This Robot Vomits So You Won’t Have To

By Colin Lecher

Ping Pong Ball-Sized Robots Can Swarm Together To Form A Smart Liquid
Technology

Ping Pong Ball-Sized Robots Can Swarm Together To Form A Smart Liquid

By Rebecca Boyle

Paralyzed Woman Can Eat A Chocolate Bar, With Graceful Mind-Controlled Prosthetic Arm
Technology

Paralyzed Woman Can Eat A Chocolate Bar, With Graceful Mind-Controlled Prosthetic Arm

By Clay Dillow

Google Hires Ray Kurzweil To Head Its Engineering Lab
Technology

Google Hires Ray Kurzweil To Head Its Engineering Lab

By Clay Dillow

A Humanoid Robot With Lifelike Bones And Muscles
Technology

A Humanoid Robot With Lifelike Bones And Muscles

By Colin Lecher

Oceangoing Robot Comes Ashore In Australia, Completing A 9,000-Mile Autonomous Pacific Crossing
Technology

Oceangoing Robot Comes Ashore In Australia, Completing A 9,000-Mile Autonomous Pacific Crossing

By Clay Dillow

The Highway Patrol Cop Of The Future Is A Robotic Unicycle
Technology

The Highway Patrol Cop Of The Future Is A Robotic Unicycle

By Clay Dillow

An Annotated Guide To Mining The Seafloor
Technology

An Annotated Guide To Mining The Seafloor

By Elbert Chu

Video: The Latest From iRobot’s Research Lab
Technology

Video: The Latest From iRobot’s Research Lab

By Clay Dillow

Watch A French Researcher Control A Robot With His Brain
Technology

Watch A French Researcher Control A Robot With His Brain

By Rebecca Boyle

Synthetic, Self-Healing Skin That’s Sensitive To The Touch
Technology

Synthetic, Self-Healing Skin That’s Sensitive To The Touch

By Clay Dillow

Watch A Humanoid Robot Walk A Tightrope
Technology

Watch A Humanoid Robot Walk A Tightrope

By Colin Lecher

Rough Sketch: “We Made a Robot That Moves Like a Person”
Technology

Rough Sketch: “We Made a Robot That Moves Like a Person”

By Theresa Klein as told to Flora Lichtman

Should Satellite Map Data Be Uncensored For All To Enjoy?
Technology

Should Satellite Map Data Be Uncensored For All To Enjoy?

By Clay Dillow

‘MacGyver’ Robot Could Make Use Of Objects It Finds
Technology

‘MacGyver’ Robot Could Make Use Of Objects It Finds

By Rebecca Boyle

Coming Soon: Robot Sea Turtles That Carry Cargo in Their Shells
Technology

Coming Soon: Robot Sea Turtles That Carry Cargo in Their Shells

By Rebecca Boyle

Brilliant 10: Shawn Douglas Programs DNA Nanorobots To Kill Cancer
Health

Brilliant 10: Shawn Douglas Programs DNA Nanorobots To Kill Cancer

By Lauren Aaronson

Swiss Quadrotor Robots Throw and Catch
Technology

Swiss Quadrotor Robots Throw and Catch

By Clay Dillow

Brilliant 10: Deva Ramanan Trains Computers To Identify People
Technology

Brilliant 10: Deva Ramanan Trains Computers To Identify People

By Elizabeth Svoboda

How Bats Can Help Scientists Design Better Robots
Environment

How Bats Can Help Scientists Design Better Robots

By Rebecca Boyle

San Diego Zoo Wants Inventors to Design New Robots and Devices Inspired By Its Animals
Technology

San Diego Zoo Wants Inventors to Design New Robots and Devices Inspired By Its Animals

By Rebecca Boyle

Video: Four-Ton Japanese Mega Bot Fires BBs At Smiling Humans
Technology

Video: Four-Ton Japanese Mega Bot Fires BBs At Smiling Humans

By Rebecca Boyle

Billionaires: Russian Mogul Wants to Upload Your Brains Into Immortality
Technology

Billionaires: Russian Mogul Wants to Upload Your Brains Into Immortality

By Clay Dillow

Video: Kissenger Kissing Robot Transmits Your Signature Smooch
Technology

Video: Kissenger Kissing Robot Transmits Your Signature Smooch

By Clay Dillow

Video: A Robot With More Lifelike Facial Expressions Tries to Escape the Uncanny Valley
Technology

Video: A Robot With More Lifelike Facial Expressions Tries to Escape the Uncanny Valley

By Clay Dillow

Water Scarce After the Apocalypse? Install These Water-Conserving Cyborg Internal Organs
Technology

Water Scarce After the Apocalypse? Install These Water-Conserving Cyborg Internal Organs

By Colin Lecher

Prospero the Swarming Farmbot Wants to Show You the Future of Agriculture
Environment

Prospero the Swarming Farmbot Wants to Show You the Future of Agriculture

By Clay Dillow