This spherical, BB-8 style robot is built to explore lava caves on the moon
Scientists want to explore a cave on the moon to determine if we could build a habitat inside it. How? With a Star Wars-style robot, of course!
Robot specialist Boston Dynamics offers rare look inside its workshop
In a rare move, robot specialist Boston Dynamics recently allowed a film crew inside its Massachusetts workshop and even showed off a new robot.
5 useful robots that will make your annoying chores fun again
While we aren't living in any 'Jetsons' apartments just yet, home automation has come a long way. These robotic servants may soon replace household chores.
Meet Digit: The ostrich-legged robot that might one day deliver you packages
Digit, the latest and most advanced bipedal robot from Agility Robotics, has made some huge strides (both literally and figuratively) in the past few years
They strapped a paintball gun onto a Spot robot. Now the internet has the reins
Boston Dynamics doesn't want people to strap guns of any kind on its robots -- but that's exactly what NYC-based idea factory MSCHF has done.
Why the Jezero Crater is the most exciting place on Mars
Why is NASA landing a multibillion dollar Mars rover in Jezero Crater? What makes this tiny pockmark on the Red Planet so interesting?
Researchers have built a flying, bird-inspired robot, complete with talons
Researchers are building a robot bird. That's great news until a robot cat comes along.
Smart dummies: How robotic tackling tech is transforming football practice
Concussions frequently take place during football practice. This robot tackling dummy could help reduce that risk, and also give players an edge.
Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot shows off its grabbing skills in new video
Boston Dynamics’ Spot, one of the most advanced robots around, can now pick up the underwear you left on the floor.
Meet Qoobo, the cute, robotic tailed cushion that cured my pandemic blues
Here's my story of how living with a pair of cute, robotic tailed cushions called Qoobo made life in pandemic-enforced lockdown a little less solitary.
Cyborg Venus flytraps are here. Don’t worry, they’re not hostile
It sounds a whole lot like Little Shop of Horrors, as remade by roboticists. It could turn out to be pretty useful, though.
Tesla’s mesmerizing video features frunk-stamping robots
Tesla has just posted mesmerizing footage shot at its California factory showing robots stamping metal sheets into parts for its Model 3 and Model Y vehicles.
This quirky humanoid robot can be teleoperated using a VR headset
The inventors of Reachy, a humanoid, open-source robot, have come up with a way to teleoperate its robo-creation using a VR headset.
The latest wild idea for space exploration? Robots made from hunks of ice
Instead of building robots here on Earth and then sending them to distant planets, some say we should build the robots on those planets with found materials
The future of cooking: How a robotic chef is cooking up a crazy new kitchen
Today, our kitchens have things like ovens, fridges, stovetops, toasters, and microwaves. Tomorrow, they might just have built-in robotic sous chefs.
Watch Samsung’s clever home robot set the table and pour wine
Meet Bot Handy, Samsung's work-in-progress home robot that can load a dishwasher, lay the table, and perhaps most importantly, pour a glass of wine.
Future armies could use teams of drones and robots to storm buildings
An Israeli defense firm has shown off a new A.I.-powered system that allows for drones and robots to enter buildings to scan the insides to create maps.
Robotic police officers are slowly being normalized, whether we like it or not
Robotic police officers are a rare novelty right now, but as law enforcement agencies across the world buy them, they're quickly becoming normalized.
A disembodied robot mouth and 14 other 2020 stories we laughed at
Forget the challenges of the last 12 months and instead have some fun reading our pick of the quirkiest tech stories from the past year.
Watch Boston Dynamics’ robots strut their stuff in year-end dance show
Strutting their stuff to The Contours’ Do You Love Me, Boston Dynamics' robots thrill with impressively agile moves that would put most human dancers to shame.
Man uses brain-controlled prosthetic robot arms to eat a Twinkie
A quadriplegic man, who suffered an accident in his teens that left him with minimal movement in his hands, used two prosthetic robot arms to feed himself.
The future of military training? Target practice on running, shrieking robots
How do you create the shooting range of the future? Get your hands on an army of autonomous robots to shoot at, of course.
This robot-tended vertical farm will grow 1,000 metric tons of greens per year
The world of farming is changing. Want proof? Check out this amazing robot-filled vertical farm in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Your next therapy dog could be a biomimetic robot
A new study shows that spending time with a robotic dog as a companion can bring many of the same benefits as spending time with a real dog.
Meet Ghost Robotics, the Boston Dynamics of combat bots
Ghost’s quadruped bots are the scary older brother of every other dog robot you’ve ever seen. And with good reason. They’re shipping off to join the military.
Robots progressed by leaps and bounds in 2020. These were the highlights
The past 12 months have given us no shortage of big breakthroughs and amazing applications of robotics technology. Here's a quick recap of our favorites
World’s most advanced robotic hand is approaching human-level dexterity
Remember when the idea of a robotic hand was a clunky mitt that could do little more than crush things in its iron grip? No more!
Terrifying Monster Wolf robot aims to scare off bears
A terrifying Monster Wolf robot has been installed by a town in Japan as part of efforts to scare off bears.
Insect-inspired repair robot clings to giant turbine blades with suction legs
This opens the door to autonomous inspection and repair of wind turbines, BladeBUG founder Chris Cieslak told Digital Trends.
To build a lifelike robotic hand, we first have to build a better robotic brain
A more brainlike artificial neural network is helping make robot hands smarter than ever. Check this one out in action.
Leaps, bounds, and beyond: Robot agility is progressing at a feverish pace
Robots are often depicted as clunky, ungainly creations that walk with slow, halting steps. But in recent years, robots have gone from clumsy to acrobatic.
Robots could soon make up a quarter of U.K. army, top general suggests
The head of the British armed forces has suggested that a quarter of the nation's army could be made up of robots by 2030.
These blaze-battling bots are the future of firefighting
Firefighting is one of the rare jobs that we're happy to hand over to machines. Here's a look at the most advanced firefighting bots in the biz.
Disney Research’s robotic eyeballs have a freakishly humanlike stare
Disney Research has built a robot with uncanny valley-like gaze interaction that’s so realistic you'll be convinced you’re looking at a real person.