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Russia’s mine-clearing robot has its safety limitations

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 Meet the bots training alongside the Belgian Army

By Kelsey D. Atherton

two drones flying

The Army is testing out ‘wolfpacks’ of swarming drones 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 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 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 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 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 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 This robot chef can taste salt with its arm

robotic buoy floating in ocean

Whale-monitoring robots are oceanic eavesdroppers with a mission 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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. 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 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 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? 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 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 This magnetic robot arm was inspired by octopus tentacles

By Charlotte Hu

Tesla's mockup for its future robots.

Tesla wants to make humanoid robots. Here’s their competition. Tesla wants to make humanoid robots. Here’s their competition.

By Charlotte Hu

Argo float in the ocean.

These free-floating robots can monitor the health of our oceans These free-floating robots can monitor the health of our oceans

By Charlotte Hu

Tuna Robot With Internal Overlay

A tuna robot reveals the art of gliding gracefully through water A tuna robot reveals the art of gliding gracefully through water

By Charlotte Hu

a robotic military vehicle in the snow

Meet Robbox, the robot that schleps a half-ton of supplies for special forces Meet Robbox, the robot that schleps a half-ton of supplies for special forces

By Christina Mackenzie

6 ‘Star Wars’ Technologies That May Not Be So Far, Far Away 6 ‘Star Wars’ Technologies That May Not Be So Far, Far Away

Underwater Gliders Gather Data To Help Predict The Next Big Storm

Underwater Gliders Gather Data To Help Predict The Next Big Storm Underwater Gliders Gather Data To Help Predict The Next Big Storm

By Shaunacy Ferro

FIRST Robot Competition Showcases Geekiness, Ingenuity and the Dreams of 12,000 Kids

FIRST Robot Competition Showcases Geekiness, Ingenuity and the Dreams of 12,000 Kids FIRST Robot Competition Showcases Geekiness, Ingenuity and the Dreams of 12,000 Kids

By Rebecca Boyle

4 New Technologies That Will Carry The Weight Of War

4 New Technologies That Will Carry The Weight Of War 4 New Technologies That Will Carry The Weight Of War

Behold! The Car-Size, Six-Legged Crabster

Behold! The Car-Size, Six-Legged Crabster Behold! The Car-Size, Six-Legged Crabster

Two Zebro robots

‘Robot swarms’ could one day build underground shelters for humans on Mars ‘Robot swarms’ could one day build underground shelters for humans on Mars

By Leto Sapunar

OceanOne and a human diver working together under water

Humanoid Robot Can Dive Deep Underwater, Exploring Reefs And Shipwrecks Humanoid Robot Can Dive Deep Underwater, Exploring Reefs And Shipwrecks

By Mary Beth Griggs

Hydra at the DRC

Meet Hydra, The Coolest Robot Not Competing In The DARPA Robotics Challenge Meet Hydra, The Coolest Robot Not Competing In The DARPA Robotics Challenge

Augmented Reality Or Augmented Humanity?

Augmented Reality Or Augmented Humanity? Augmented Reality Or Augmented Humanity?

By Daniel Grushkin

A robotic dog and its handler.

The Air Force’s new guard dogs are robots The Air Force’s new guard dogs are robots

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Stars seen from a cave.

DARPA wants cave robots that can scout ahead for threats or missing people DARPA wants cave robots that can scout ahead for threats or missing people

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Boston Dynamics Stretch robot picking up boxes

The new Boston Dynamics ‘Stretch’ robot is a mobile arm built for moving boxes The new Boston Dynamics ‘Stretch’ robot is a mobile arm built for moving boxes

By Stan Horaczek

Breslin—the home computer that runs my house

Breslin—the home computer that runs my house Breslin—the home computer that runs my house

By Bill Hawkins

Alter the robot

Can Technology Help Treat Pedophiles? Can Technology Help Treat Pedophiles?

How To Build A Soft Robot Hand

How To Build A Soft Robot Hand How To Build A Soft Robot Hand

By Andrew Terranova

Spot robot opening a door with its new Arm head.

Boston Dynamics gave its dog-like robot a charging dock and an arm on its head Boston Dynamics gave its dog-like robot a charging dock and an arm on its head

By Stan Horaczek