Watch a giant house-building robot lay 1,000 bricks per hour
Impressive time-lapse video shows off the Hadrian, an "end-to-end" bricklaying robot that automates the very labor intensive process of laying down bricks.
FarmBot DIY agriculture robot promises to usher in the future of farming
FarmBot brings precision farming to individuals with a DIY, open source agriculture robot that is completely adaptable to any garden situation.
Odd new robot does ‘the worm’ to dance its way over sand, gravel, mud, and water
Researchers have created a bio-inspired robot which moves by doing the worm dance.
Reading coverage on the RNC? It might be coming from bots
There's a lot to cover at the 2016 RNC. And at both the Washington Post and Buzzfeed, some of that coverage is coming from bots.
'Biohybrid' robot built with sea slug tissue could be used to find toxins, black boxes
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have created a “biohybrid” robot using tough tissues from a sea slug and 3D printing
Obi is a robotic dining companion that aids disabled diners
Obi is a robotic dining companion that allows people with physical disabilities to feed themselves.
Ranchers in Australia could be getting some robotic help from SwagBots
Say hello to SwagBot, the non-human addition to Australia's team of swagmen.
Robot takes on the role of scheduling nurse in a busy hospital labor ward
Optimizing the scheduling of beds and nurses in a busy labor ward is difficult, stressful work. Fortunately researchers have trained a robot to help out.
Amazing AI-powered robotic potter designs and molds clay pots autonomously
A prototype robot is generating its own types of pottery -- thanks to a machine learning algorithm and a creepy “human finger” made out of silicone.
Anki's Cozmo will let you customize its code to your heart's content
Anki's artificially intelligent robot, the Cozmo, will ship with a powerful development kit that will allow developers to tap into its advanced features.
Look out, mall cops: This 300-pound security robot might be your replacement
The K5 security robot has taken a new job as a mall cop at Stanford Shopping Center.
Robots are learning navigation skills by being trained to hunt prey
Scientists at the Institute of Neuroinformatics at the University of Zurich in Switzerland are teaching robots how to behave like predators.
Tomorrow's doctors will learn to check prostates using a robotic anus
Two doctors have invented a new robotic rectal technology that’s designed to help students brush up on their prostate-checking technique.
This robot salamander can swim and crawl, just like a real amphibian
Robotics researchers have built a 3D-printed robotic salamander capable of both swimming and crawling -- and perhaps one day saving lives, too.
Cozmo is like a lovable Pixar character come to life on your desk
Anki's created the robotic companion of your dreams: Cozmo, an AI-powered companion that's capable conveying realistic emotions.
This adorable robot with AI is going to be the hottest tech toy ever
If Disney’s Wall-E were to come to life and become your pet, it would be Cozmo, an extremely interactive robot who displays emotion and loves to play.
Meet Toru, the German robot that’s picking through your packages
Toru is a line of automated warehouse robots whose creators hope will make the picking and shipping industry far more efficient.
Duke University engineers just built a robot that’s 10,000x faster at planning motion
Researchers at Duke University have created a special processor which will help robots plan out their movements up to 10,000 times faster
An artist built a robot that stabs humans just to make a point
Roboticist and artist Alexander Reben has built a robot that doesn't exactly take Isaac Asimov's First Law of Robotics to heart.
UK council's latest staff member is an AI called Amelia
Amelia is a new robot designed to answer your questions. And hopefully not to take your job.
Russian robot escapes from lab, disrupts traffic, causes chaos in the streets
A robot called Promobot this week escaped and caused havoc with local traffic as a result.
Teach your kids how to code with Root: a playful, programmable drawing robot
The idea behind Root is simple: the easiest way to get kids to understand something as abstract as coding is to provide a means of making it relevant in the real world
Spring-loaded robotic roach can leap over five feet high
The little robot called JumpRoach can scurry around, flip itself upright, and leap over five feet into the air.
Robots may be saying goodbye to a pain-free existence
The unfeeling nature of robots has long been touted as one of their great attributes. But now, a group of German researchers are gifting robots with pain sensors
Australian ranchers are turning to farm robots to manage livestock in the Outback
Australian engineers have developed a farmbot to herd and monitor livestock, while scanning the ground to determine the quality of the pasturelands.
Orbii home security system uses a robotic device to monitor your home
Orbii has launched an Indiegogo campaign to crowdfund its robotic home security system. The device can roll around your home and keep you informed.
This video shows a robot building its very own home
We have our first glimpse into what it looks like when a robot envisions a home for itself, and proceeds to construct it.
Creeped out by Disney animatronics? Well, things are about to get real
Disney Research is working on a "hybrid hydrostatic transmission and human-safe haptic telepresence robot." More simply. this machine moves like man.
Swallowed a battery? This ingestible origami robot will get it out
Thanks to innovations from MIT, there is now a tin, origami robot capable of performing internal surgery after being swallowed by a patient.
A college professor used an AI teaching assistant for months, but his students didn't notice
A professor at Georgia Tech fooled his students by using a robot as a teaching assistant for his Knowledge-based Artificial Intelligence Class
Eric the Robot could soon be brought back to life via a Kickstarter campaign
A new Kickstarter campaign wants to rebuild Eric, the very first automaton to emerge from the U.K.
Swipe to sort: Using this robotic recycling system is like playing a game of Fruit Ninja
A startup has used gaming technology inspired by Fruit Ninja to develop a robot and software that helps waste facility workers sort through trash.
Siemens’ robotic spiders are like autonomous 3D printers with legs
This robot spider is a creation of Siemens, designed to spin poly lactic acid instead of silk. It could be the autonomous construction robot of the future.