Latest Robots Stories
A new kind of thermal imaging sees the world in striking colors
Deep underground, robotic teamwork saves the day
Robot limbs could keep satellite plasma thrusters at an arm’s length
An electric cow, a robot mailman, and other automatons we overestimated
Chipotle is testing an avocado-pitting, -cutting, and -scooping robot
Four-legged dog robots could one day explore the moon
The best robot vacuums of 2024
A look at the weird intersection of taxidermy and car design
Bee brains could teach robots to make split-second decisions
This magnetic robot could worm its way into human blood vessels
NASA’s quirky new lunar rover will be the first to cruise the moon’s south pole
This robotic leg could give machines krill-like swimming abilities
This AI-powered glove could help stroke patients play the piano again
This weird robot uses living bugs as gripping tools
These wearable cyborg arms were modeled after Japanese horror fiction and puppets
This robot used a fake raspberry to practice picking fruit
This pangolin-inspired robot can curl up into a healing ball
These 2D machines can shapeshift into moving 3D robots
This lanternfly-egg-hunting robot could mean fewer bugs to squish
Robot dog sniffs out fire ants without the painful sting
Taiwan sent mosquito-fighting robots into its sewers
Watch a ‘flying fish’ drone hover in the air and then swim underwater
This very sweaty robot measures how heat affects humans
Inside Blue Abyss’ plan to build super-deep pools for astronauts and military bots
This robot ‘chef’ can follow video instructions to make a very simple salad
A robot inspired by centipedes has no trouble finding its footing
The Dallas airport is testing out EV charging bots that roll around like suitcases
Google engineers used real dogs to develop an agility course for robots
Watch the US Navy launch an ocean glider from a helicopter
A robot gardener outperformed human horticulturalists in one vital area
Cozy knit sweaters could help robots ‘feel’ contact
Wendy’s wants underground robots to deliver food to your car
This helpful robot uses a camera to find items for people with dementia
This lawn-mowing robot can save part of your yard for pollinators
A fleet of humanoid, open-source robots could change robotics research
NASA hopes its snake robot can search for alien life on Saturn’s moon Enceladus
To build a better crawly robot, add legs—lots of legs
Stunt or sinister: The Kremlin drone incident, unpacked
Researchers built a ‘SoftZoo’ to virtually test animal-inspired robots
Robot plants could be used to grow infrastructure in space from scratch
Seals provided inspiration for a new waddling robot
This agile robotic hand can handle objects just by touch
Tony Stark would love this new experimental materials lab
The Marines are getting supersized drones for battlefield resupply
Robot jellyfish swarms could soon help clean the oceans of plastic
Arctic researchers built a ‘Fish Disco’ to study ocean life in darkness
Robot trash cans have survived a New York City field test
Giving drones inflatable suits could help them survive crash landings
The Terranaut is a new mine-hunting bot designed for beaches
A new robotic seed can wriggle into soil to harvest climate data
This robot dog learned a new trick—balancing like a cat
Meet xenobots, tiny machines made out of living parts
Cyborg cockroaches could one day scurry to your rescue
Watch a robot hand only use its ‘skin’ to feel and grab objects
Human brains have to work overtime to beat robots at Ping-Pong
Meta just released a tool that helps computers ‘see’ objects in images
Foldable robots with intricate transistors can squeeze into extreme situations
MIT’s soccer-playing robot dog is no Messi, but could one day help save lives
Colombia is deploying a new solar-powered electric boat
Watch this robotic dog use one of its ‘paws’ to open doors
The Navy’s version of a Roomba inspects billion-dollar ships for damage
The best robot mops of 2023
Watch this Navy drone take off and land on its tail like a rocket
Meet Garmi, a robot nurse and companion for Germany’s elderly population