Robots

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manta ray-inspired swimming robot
Technology

How engineers taught a manta ray-inspired robot the butterfly stroke

By Charlotte Hu

Onlookers film and photograph Boston Dynamics' Spot robot at a showcase
Technology

Boston Dynamics starts a legal dog fight with competitor Ghost

By Andrew Paul

Amazon Sparrow robot sorting products into boxes at warehouse facility
Technology

New robot moves Amazon towards increased warehouse automation

By Andrew Paul

Pillbug curled into ball
Technology

Scientists developed a microrobotic finger that can tickle a bug

By Andrew Paul

Springtail insect under the microscope
Technology

One of nature’s tiniest acrobats inspired a leaping robot

By Andrew Paul

Code as Policies robot demo at Google AI event
Technology

Google is testing a new robot that can program itself

By Harry Guinness

Quadrupedal robot with arm attachment walking across grass
Technology

AI can teach robot dogs tricks for cheap

By Andrew Paul

hydrogel swimming robot
Technology

Watch this penny-sized soft robot paddle with hydrogel fins

By Charlotte Hu

Harvard robotic arm with tentacle filaments gripping succulent plant
Technology

This spooky robot uses inflatable tentacles to grab delicate items

By Andrew Paul

Two armed laundry folding robot folding a t-shirt
Technology

Meet the world’s speediest laundry-folding robot

By Andrew Paul

ping pong paddle and ball
Technology

Google is training robots to interact with humans through ping pong

By Harry Guinness

ART turtle robot on the grass
Technology

ART, the turtle robot, gets by swimmingly in water and on land

By Sara Kiley Watson

Walgreens Retail Store Exterior at night
Technology

Your upcoming Walgreens prescription may be refilled by a machine

By Andrew Paul

Tesla Optimus robot prototype dancing on stage
Technology

Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robot can shuffle across stage, ‘raise the roof’

By Andrew Paul

The Navy’s robot pilots could one day outnumber its human ones
Technology

The Navy’s robot pilots could one day outnumber its human ones

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Cassie bipedal robot running on relay track
Technology

This robot broke a Guinness World Record for the 100-meter dash

By Andrew Paul

An AI called Dragonfly is helping design faster-charging batteries
Technology

An AI called Dragonfly is helping design faster-charging batteries

By Harry Guinness

person walking dog
Technology

To make better social robots, these scientists are looking to dogs

By Charlotte Hu

Researchers made a robot that knows how to laugh with you
Technology

Researchers made a robot that knows how to laugh with you

By Charlotte Hu

Amazon robotics working working on assembly line
Technology

Amazon’s tech empire is expanding into mechatronics

By Andrew Paul

Iran grabbed two of the Navy’s Saildrones earlier this month. Why?
Technology

Iran grabbed two of the Navy’s Saildrones earlier this month. Why?

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Are we ready for our Uber Eats orders to arrive via robot?
Technology

Are we ready for our Uber Eats orders to arrive via robot?

By Rob Verger

a robot moving along the corridors of a hotel
Technology

Robot-run hotels are here, but guests have mixed reviews

By Charlotte Hu

Two Roombas on a blue gradient background
Gear

Save $200 with these Labor Day Roomba deals on Amazon

By Amanda Reed

Everyday Robots helper robot picking up snack bar off of table
Technology

Google’s new robot butler was trained on social media and Wikipedia articles

By Andrew Paul

YouTube screenshot of snake using DIY invention to walk with robot legs
Technology

Watch a snake wearing robot trousers strut like a lizard

By Andrew Paul

Telexistence shelving robot TX-SCARA placing item on fridge shelf
Technology

300 Japanese stores will be reshelved by robot arms next month

By Andrew Paul

The Navy’s new robotic minesweeper is ready to sniff out explosives at sea
Technology

The Navy’s new robotic minesweeper is ready to sniff out explosives at sea

By Kelsey D. Atherton

boaty the autosub at sea
Technology

Boaty McBoatface has been a very busy scientific explorer

By Charlotte Hu

The US Navy floats its wishlist: 350 ships and 150 uncrewed vessels
Technology

The US Navy floats its wishlist: 350 ships and 150 uncrewed vessels

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Golf balls on forks
Gear

A peek inside Callaway’s factory reveals the complex anatomy of high-end golf balls

By Stan Horaczek

The B-21 bomber won’t need a drone escort, thank you very much
Technology

The B-21 bomber won’t need a drone escort, thank you very much

By Kelsey D. Atherton

robot vacuums on a pink and blue gradient background
Gear

Zoom to Woot for more than $500 off refurbished Roomba robot vacuums

By Amanda Reed

octaglove prototype
Technology

This glove gives you the sensational powers of an octopus

By Charlotte Hu

This robot is learning about its body to adapt to new tasks.
Science

A self-aware robot taught itself how to use its body

By Rahul Rao

Why DARPA wants its robots to think like kids
Technology

Why DARPA wants its robots to think like kids

By Kelsey D. Atherton

an illustration of a robotic sensor that detects if a baseball thrown is a ball or strike. in the background is a purple filtered image of baseball articles and images
Technology

Will baseball ever replace umpires with robots?

By Bill Gourgey

The firefly robot made by MIT engineers.
Technology

MIT engineers have created tiny robot lightning bugs

By Colleen Hagerty

a robotic military dog
Technology

A new tail accessory propels this robot dog across streams

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Russia’s mine-clearing robot has its safety limitations
Technology

Russia’s mine-clearing robot has its safety limitations

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Meet the bots training alongside the Belgian Army
Technology

Meet the bots training alongside the Belgian Army

By Kelsey D. Atherton

two drones flying
Technology

The Army is testing out ‘wolfpacks’ of swarming drones

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The Navy’s testing its new robot ship division in the Pacific this summer
Technology

The Navy’s testing its new robot ship division in the Pacific this summer

By Kelsey D. Atherton

tiny microrobot on top of a coin
Technology

A tiny crabby robot gets its scuttling orders from lasers

By Charlotte Hu

MBARI's eDNA robot in the ocean
Technology

These seawater-sipping robots use drifting genes to make ocean guest logs

By Charlotte Hu

remora fish attached to swimming manta ray
Environment

This amphibious drone hitchhikes like a suckerfish

By Charlotte Hu

A photo of robotic equipment on a farm.
Technology

Why the road to robotic farming is uncertain

By Tom Johnson / Undark

The University of Cambridge chef robot.
Technology

This robot chef can taste salt with its arm

By Rahul Rao

robotic buoy floating in ocean
Technology

Whale-monitoring robots are oceanic eavesdroppers with a mission

By Charlotte Hu

Watch this wee recon robot survive almost anything
Technology

Watch this wee recon robot survive almost anything

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Flippy 2 from Miso Robotics
Technology

What robots can and can’t do for a restaurant

By Charlotte Hu

A four-legged robot with a black dog and computer programmer
Technology

Machine learning helped MIT’s cheetah robot break its own speed record

By Shi En Kim

a yellow wheeled robot approaches a colony of penguins in the snow
Environment

The march of the penguins has a new star: an autonomous robot

By Lauren J. Young

Save $30 on these robotic pets that can spark your kids’ interest in STEM
Gear

Save $30 on these robotic pets that can spark your kids’ interest in STEM

By Stack Commerce

birds flying across the moon at night
Environment

A moon-watching robot can demystify what migrating birds do at night

By Charlotte Hu

four cubes with copper wires wrapped around their edges that are connected electromagnetically
Science

These shape-shifting robots could make for great furniture in space

By Tatyana Woodall

an armored personnel carrier in a field
Technology

These Russian military robots help with logistics and scouting

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Three excited kids in robotics class printing robot toys on a 3D printer
Science

The future might be filled with squishy robots printed to order

By Rahul Rao

Robotic cartographers created these colorful cave maps
Technology

Robotic cartographers created these colorful cave maps

By Kelsey D. Atherton

A prototype carrying the LAZA wing system
Technology

These robot wings use artificial muscle to flap like an insect

By Charlotte Hu

The Navy’s next robotic ship could be customizable
Technology

The Navy’s next robotic ship could be customizable

By Kelsey D. Atherton

NAO robot
Technology

Humans are so social that we try to fit in with robots

By Charlotte Hu

Russia’s Marker robot is a testbed for its next-gen military tech
Technology

Russia’s Marker robot is a testbed for its next-gen military tech

By Kelsey D. Atherton

a self-driving grocery robot
Technology

Nuro’s little grocery-toting robot just got a big upgrade

By Rob Verger