Robots(Page 6)

The latest creations and innovations in automated machines.

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person walking dog

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

Researchers made a robot that knows how to laugh with you

By Charlotte Hu

Amazon robotics working working on assembly line

Amazon’s tech empire is expanding into mechatronics

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

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?

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

a robot moving along the corridors of a hotel

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

By Charlotte Hu

Everyday Robots helper robot picking up snack bar off of table

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

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

Watch a snake wearing robot trousers strut like a lizard

Telexistence shelving robot TX-SCARA placing item on fridge shelf

300 Japanese stores will be reshelved by robot arms next month

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

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

By Kelsey D. Atherton

boaty the autosub at sea

Boaty McBoatface has been a very busy scientific explorer

By Charlotte Hu

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

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

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Golf balls on forks

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

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

By Kelsey D. Atherton

octaglove prototype

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.

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

Why DARPA wants its robots to think like kids

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

Will baseball ever replace umpires with robots?

By Bill Gourgey

The firefly robot made by MIT engineers.

MIT engineers have created tiny robot lightning bugs

By Colleen Hagerty

a robotic military dog

A new tail accessory propels this robot dog across streams

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Russia’s mine-clearing robot has its safety limitations

Russia’s mine-clearing robot has its safety limitations

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Meet the bots training alongside the Belgian Army

Meet the bots training alongside the Belgian Army

By Kelsey D. Atherton

two drones flying

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

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

A tiny crabby robot gets its scuttling orders from lasers

By Charlotte Hu

MBARI's eDNA robot in the ocean

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

By Charlotte Hu

remora fish attached to swimming manta ray

This amphibious drone hitchhikes like a suckerfish

By Charlotte Hu

A photo of robotic equipment on a farm.

Why the road to robotic farming is uncertain

By Tom Johnson / Undark

The University of Cambridge chef robot.

This robot chef can taste salt with its arm

robotic buoy floating in ocean

Whale-monitoring robots are oceanic eavesdroppers with a mission

By Charlotte Hu

Watch this wee recon robot survive almost anything

Watch this wee recon robot survive almost anything

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Flippy 2 from Miso Robotics

What robots can and can’t do for a restaurant

By Charlotte Hu

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

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

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

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

By Lauren J. Young

birds flying across the moon at night

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

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

By Tatyana Woodall

an armored personnel carrier in a field

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

The future might be filled with squishy robots printed to order

Robotic cartographers created these colorful cave maps

Robotic cartographers created these colorful cave maps

By Kelsey D. Atherton

A prototype carrying the LAZA wing system

These robot wings use artificial muscle to flap like an insect

By Charlotte Hu

The Navy’s next robotic ship could be customizable

The Navy’s next robotic ship could be customizable

By Kelsey D. Atherton

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

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

By Kelsey D. Atherton

a self-driving grocery robot

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

boaty the sub in antarctica

Boaty McBoatface’s new mission is more serious than its name

By Charlotte Hu

Starship delivery robot with two students on college campus

Looking back on the year’s most talked-about robots

By Charlotte Hu

Why the Air Force wants to put lidar on robot dogs

Why the Air Force wants to put lidar on robot dogs

By Kelsey D. Atherton

robot fish that mimics mosquitofish predator

Need to fight invasive fish? Just introduce a scary robot

By Charlotte Hu

robot fingers grabbing egg

Engineers created a robotic hand with a gecko-like grip

By Charlotte Hu

Caltech CARL octopus-like AI robot in water

This tiny AI-powered robot is learning to explore the ocean on its own

By Charlotte Hu

Barreleye fish from a deep-sea video taken by robotic ocean rovers in Monterey Bay

Watch these rare ocean creatures caught on candid robot camera

By Purbita Saha

bird bot stanford

This bird-legged quadcopter can easily perch in the treetops

By Margo Milanowski

starbucks pickup and amazon go

Starbucks opens its first cashierless coffee shop

By Colleen Hagerty

Robots built from frog cells have unlocked the ability to self-replicate

Robots built from frog cells have unlocked the ability to self-replicate

Roomba robot vacuum and pets.

The newest Roomba is finally smart enough to avoid pet poop

By Colleen Hagerty

Meta haptic glove demo

Meta gave a sneak peek of one of its first VR wearables

By Elana Spivack

robot arms with marionettes

MIT scientists taught robots how to sabotage each other

By Charlotte Hu

DIGIT grasps marble

One of Facebook’s first moves as Meta: Teaching robots to touch and feel

By Charlotte Hu

Tank in trouble? The Army can just 3D print the part.

Tank in trouble? The Army can just 3D print the part.

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Ghost Robotics now makes a lethal robot dog

Ghost Robotics now makes a lethal robot dog

By Kelsey D. Atherton

These robots are DARPA’s hope for the future of cave warfare—or disaster relief

These robots are DARPA’s hope for the future of cave warfare—or disaster relief

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Pepper the social robot.

Do we trust robots enough to put them in charge?

By Charlotte Hu

The technology behind Shrinky Dinks can make better robots

The technology behind Shrinky Dinks can make better robots

Origami and octopus inspired robo-arms could one day be used to navigate our body cavities.

This magnetic robot arm was inspired by octopus tentacles

By Charlotte Hu