robotics
The U.S. Navy is building a solar plane
MIT’s robotic nose can detect first sign of disease
Squirrel parkour: How leaping squirrels could inspire more nimble robots
While a squirrel's life may look simple to human observers – climb, eat, sleep, repeat – it involves finely tuned cognitive skills.
What robots can learn from fish and fancy math
A new tuna robot leads the way to more agile underwater robots and drones.
Robots may be more like animals than humans
Meet MIT's Kate Darling, a robot ethicist who says that we should rethink our relationship with robots.
Autonomous killer robots may have already killed on the battlefield
A brief passage from a recent UN report describes what could be the first-known case of an autonomous weapon, powered by artificial intelligence, killing in the battlefield.
Body augmentation: People adjust quickly to robotic third thumb
Scientists successfully trained people to use robotic extra thumbs, suggesting body augmentation could revolutionize future humans.
Looking for something? A team at MIT develop a robot that sees through walls
It uses radio waves to pinpoint items, even when they're hidden from view.
Cornell creates the world’s tiniest self-folding origami bird
The bird demonstrates cutting-edge technology for devising self-folding nanoscale robots.
NASA’s Perseverance rover has a 1997 computer chip brain. Here’s why.
It may be old tech, but it's super-reliable.
Here’s what happened when AI and humans met in a strawberry-growing contest
Do they really need the human touch?
Scientists study moving worm “blobs” to create robot swarms
Robot developers adapt the behavior of worm "blobs".
There’s no way we could stop a rogue AI
Max Planck Institute scientists crash into a computing wall there seems to be no way around.
Meet the robot ‘dog’ NASA is sending to Mars
Boston Dynamics' notorious robot goes on an interplanetary mission.
10 ways to prepare for the rise of intelligent machines – MIT study
A new MIT report proposes how humans should prepare for the age of automation and artificial intelligence.
Scientists developing controllable contact lens that zooms in
They're made from stretchy, electroactive polymer films.
Sex robot brothel in Texas sparks controversy and ethical questions
Some say the proliferation of sex robots could lead to less demand for prostitution, but not all agree.
Skiing robots get their own Winter Olympics on South Korean mountain
Miles away from the site of the site of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics in South Korea, eight teams raced skiing robots down a mountain for a chance to win $10,000.
A Ukrainian robot can print this $64,000 house in just 8 hours
It takes an average of 7.5 months to build a single-family home. A Ukrainian startup has cut that timeframe down to just 8 hours.
An Intelligence That Can See Its Own Future Created by Scientists
UC Berkeley researchers create a robot that learns by playing and can predict the future of its actions.
These Soft Robots Have Super Strength, Cost Less Than a Dollar, and Are Built in Minutes
This remarkable breakthrough is sure to usher in a new generation of robots.
Here’s why MIT scientists want to develop a robot drinking buddy
It's not just for the lols. If you're up for some soul-searching, they need you to contribute to this MIT research survey...
5 Topics That Are “Forbidden” to Science
A "forbidden research" conference at MIT tackles areas of science constrained by ethical, cultural and institutional restrictions.
15 Things You’ll Do In Your Driverless Car
The driverless car is coming – but what will *you* being doing in your self-driving car? Robotic cars will give rise to a new ridership economy of on-the-go services and experiences.