Robots

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The Marines are getting supersized drones for battlefield resupply
Technology

The Marines are getting supersized drones for battlefield resupply

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Robot jellyfish swarms could soon help clean the oceans of plastic
Technology

Robot jellyfish swarms could soon help clean the oceans of plastic

By Andrew Paul

northern lights over the Arctic ocean
Technology

Arctic researchers built a ‘Fish Disco’ to study ocean life in darkness

By Charlotte Hu

Robot trash cans have survived a New York City field test
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Robot trash cans have survived a New York City field test

By Sara Kiley Watson

Giving drones inflatable suits could help them survive crash landings
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Giving drones inflatable suits could help them survive crash landings

By Sara Kiley Watson

The Terranaut is a new mine-hunting bot designed for beaches
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The Terranaut is a new mine-hunting bot designed for beaches

By Kelsey D. Atherton

A new robotic seed can wriggle into soil to harvest climate data
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A new robotic seed can wriggle into soil to harvest climate data

By Sara Kiley Watson

This robot dog learned a new trick—balancing like a cat
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This robot dog learned a new trick—balancing like a cat

By Sara Kiley Watson

A xenobot, or a living robot, in culture, under a microscope.
Technology

Meet xenobots, tiny machines made out of living parts

By Charlotte Hu

Madagascar hissing cockroach balanced on human finger against green backdrop
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Cyborg cockroaches could one day scurry to your rescue

By Andrew Paul

Soft robotic hand picking up plastic ball from table
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Watch a robot hand only use its ‘skin’ to feel and grab objects

By Andrew Paul

Ping Pong player wearing electrode cap playing against robot ball server
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Human brains have to work overtime to beat robots at Ping-Pong

By Andrew Paul

figure with mixed reality headset
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Meta just released a tool that helps computers ‘see’ objects in images

By Harry Guinness

Venus flytrap inspired origami robot on black backgroun
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Foldable robots with intricate transistors can squeeze into extreme situations

By Andrew Paul

DribbleBot four-legged robot standing behind soccer ball
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MIT’s soccer-playing robot dog is no Messi, but could one day help save lives

By Andrew Paul

Colombia is deploying a new solar-powered electric boat
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Colombia is deploying a new solar-powered electric boat

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Watch this robotic dog use one of its ‘paws’ to open doors
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Watch this robotic dog use one of its ‘paws’ to open doors

By Andrew Paul

The Navy’s version of a Roomba inspects billion-dollar ships for damage
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The Navy’s version of a Roomba inspects billion-dollar ships for damage

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The best robot mops will clean your home and and eliminate hassle.
Gear

The best robot mops

By Billy Cadden

Watch this Navy drone take off and land on its tail like a rocket
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Watch this Navy drone take off and land on its tail like a rocket

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Garmi aid robot attending to seated patient in lab
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Meet Garmi, a robot nurse and companion for Germany’s elderly population

By Andrew Paul

Small flying robot perched atop cactus
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This bumblebee-inspired bot can bounce back after injuring a wing

By Andrew Paul

Corn stalk leaf measuring robot parked in front of field
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The corn leaf angle measuring robot is more useful than you think

By Andrew Paul

Meadow grasshopper sitting on blade of grass
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Leaping robots take physics lessons from grasshoppers

By Andrew Paul

Soft robot inspired by gecko and inchworm moving across surface
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This tiny robot grips like a gecko and scoots like an inchworm

By Andrew Paul

a modified F-16 in flight
Technology

Why DARPA put AI at the controls of a fighter jet

By Rob Verger

The Icefin robot under the sea ice.
Technology

A torpedo-like robot named Icefin is giving us the full tour of the ‘Doomsday’ glacier

By Charlotte Hu

The bow of the RMS Titanic, almost 12,500 feet under the ocean.
Science

Watch never-before-seen footage of the Titanic shipwreck from the 1980s

By Laura Baisas

Hand holding up drone disguised within taxidermy bird body
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Researchers are stuffing drones into taxidermy birds to make them seem more ‘natural’

By Andrew Paul

a cuttlefish in darkness
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Cuttlefish have amazing eyes, so robot-makers are copying them

By Charlotte Hu

Robot painted portrait of Frida Kahlo
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This robot can create finger paintings based on human inputs

By Andrew Paul

Underwater snake robot from MIT
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This robot eel could be the start of a new breed of ‘voxel’ robots

By Andrew Paul

Quadcopter drone propelling itself underwater in swimming pool
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This amphibious robot can fly like a bird and swim like a fish

By Andrew Paul

Bat hanging upside down from branch
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Bat-like echolocation could help these robots find lost people

By Andrew Paul

Russia’s robot tanklet is being pitched as an anti-armor tool
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Russia’s robot tanklet is being pitched as an anti-armor tool

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Infrared heat comparison photo of vine robot moving towards heat source
Technology

This heat-seeking robot looks and moves like a vine

By Andrew Paul

Four legged robot running alongside man on sandy beach
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This Korean robodog proves running on sand isn’t just for ‘Baywatch’

By Andrew Paul

two hands
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A new artificial skin could be more sensitive than the real thing

By Charlotte Hu

cornell soft robot
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A squishy new robot uses syringes and physics to mosey along

By Charlotte Hu

Graphic of click beetle and robotic actuators
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Acrobatic beetle bots could inspire the latest ‘leap’ in agriculture

By Andrew Paul

Boston Dynamics Atlas bipedal robot tossing toolbag up to human on construction scaffolding in warehouse
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Boston Dynamics’s bipedal robots can throw heavy objects now

By Andrew Paul

drone on branch
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It’s not a UFO—this drone is scooping animal DNA from the tops of trees

By Charlotte Hu

Scientist holding syringe next to wheeled robot with biological sensor
Technology

This robot gets its super smelling power from locust antennae

By Andrew Paul

The US Navy used solar-powered Saildrones to scout in the Persian Gulf
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The US Navy used solar-powered Saildrones to scout in the Persian Gulf

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Robot putting golf ball across indoor field into hole
Technology

Meet Golfi, the robot that plays putt-putt

By Andrew Paul

Australia’s stealthy military drone sub will be called Ghost Shark
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Australia’s stealthy military drone sub will be called Ghost Shark

By Kelsey D. Atherton

volcano erupting
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Monitoring volcanoes that could explode? A drone is on it.

By Charlotte Hu

Side-by-side images of four-legged robot dog scaling a wall
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The newest robot dog can scale walls and ceilings

By Andrew Paul

Winged bird robot landing on wooden perch during test flight
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Watch this bird-like robot make a graceful landing on its perch

By Andrew Paul

Green flying snake resting on tree branch looking at camera
Technology

Flying snakes could inspire a new generation of airborne robots

By Andrew Paul

This fossil-sorting robot can identify millions-year-old critters for climate researchers
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This fossil-sorting robot can identify millions-year-old critters for climate researchers

By Charlotte Hu

How a robotic arm could help the US Army lift artillery shells
Technology

How a robotic arm could help the US Army lift artillery shells

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Purple sea urchins underwater releasing eggs and sperms during the mating process
Environment

Sea urchin sperm is surprisingly useful to robotics experts

By Lauren J. Young

xiaomi's cyberone robot drumming
Technology

Watch this little drummer bot stay on beat

By Charlotte Hu

Three Tmsuk spider robots meant for sewer system inspections and repairs
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Spider robots could soon be swarming Japan’s aging sewer systems

By Andrew Paul

milk products
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Magnetic microrobots could zap the bacteria out of your cold glass of milk

By Charlotte Hu

Hair clips inspired the design for these land- and sea-based robots
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Hair clips inspired the design for these land- and sea-based robots

By Andrew Paul

Humanoid robot bracing itself against a wall in balance experiment with human researcher standing behind it in lab setting
Technology

Brace yourself for smarter robots that don’t fall over (as easily)

By Andrew Paul

Armed police robots will be a threat to public safety. Here’s why.
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Armed police robots will be a threat to public safety. Here’s why.

By Kelsey D. Atherton

This robot’s delicate touch scoops up liquid droplets without causing a splash
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This robot’s delicate touch scoops up liquid droplets without causing a splash

By Andrew Paul

MIT swarm robots constructing object using voxel building blocks
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These robots can build almost anything—including clones of themselves

By Andrew Paul

Four-legged robot walking across pile of boards and building materials during mobility test
Technology

This agile robot dog uses a video camera in place of senses

By Andrew Paul

map of europe and a globe
Technology

Meta’s new AI can use deceit to conquer a board game world

By Charlotte Hu

Blue robotic arm in factory working on assembly line with plywood materials
Technology

Workplace automation could affect income inequality even more than we thought

By Andrew Paul