Science Tech Culture Researchers repurpose algae as horses by having them pull micro-chariots The cells could one day help transport pollutants or nutrients in water By Zo Ahmed, July 10, 2024, 12:07 PM
Electronics Tech Culture Japan's latest Gundam-style giant robot takes on railway maintenance duties Giant robots need a day job, too By Rob Thubron, July 4, 2024, 6:53 AM
Science Hardware "Breakthrough" robot with lab-grown "human brain" promises advancement in brain-computer interfacing Early tests with low-intensity ultrasound show significant improvement in neural network formation By Cal Jeffrey, July 2, 2024, 4:59 PM
Electronics Science This robot can jump higher than any other, could be used to explore planets one day A giant leap for robotkind By Zo Ahmed, June 30, 2024, 9:30 AM
Science Electronics Scientists have figured out how to put biological skin on a robot's smiling face It won't fool anyone into thinking the robot is a human, though By Skye Jacobs, June 27, 2024, 6:59 AM 8 comments
Science Electronics NASA spin-off's new robot can explore oceans autonomously without recharging Infinite power underwater bots By Zo Ahmed, June 20, 2024, 11:31 AM 11 comments
Electronics Tech Culture Elon Musk predicts Tesla's Optimus robots will drive company to $25 trillion valuation Musk describes himself as "pathologically optimistic" By Rob Thubron, June 14, 2024, 8:06 AM 17 comments
Hardware Industry Japan reveals new robot to clean up melted fuel at Fukushima Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings demonstrated a new robot this week with plans to deploy it later this year By Skye Jacobs, May 29, 2024, 1:17 PM 8 comments
Industry Tech Culture As Amazon's robot ranks swell, workers worry about their future Amazon added 400,000 robots to its facilities in just two years By Rob Thubron, May 6, 2024, 10:26 AM 23 comments
Electronics Tech Culture Boston Dynamics unveils impressive all-electric Atlas robot A generational leap in humanoid robotics By Shawn Knight, April 17, 2024, 1:27 PM 13 comments
Electronics Tech Culture Farewell, Atlas: Boston Dynamics says goodbye to its iconic robot with highlights and bloopers reel Making way for a successor? By Rob Thubron, April 17, 2024, 6:15 AM 7 comments
Electronics Industry Amazon exec: robots and automation will enhance, not replace, human jobs But then he would say that By Rob Thubron, April 12, 2024, 9:19 AM 17 comments
Electronics Elon Musk unveils new footage of Tesla's Optimus robot showing improved mobility and speed Will it be ready for shipping next year? By Rob Thubron, February 27, 2024, 10:20 AM 32 comments
Electronics Car Tech BMW will add humanoid robots to its manufacturing plants, raising concerns over potential job losses Starting in Spartanburg, South Carolina By Rob Thubron, January 23, 2024, 9:48 AM 7 comments
Electronics AI Meet LG's multitasking, pet-sitting, AI-powered home robot: more helper, less Terminator An assistant and a companion, apparently By Rob Thubron, December 29, 2023, 10:21 AM 8 comments
Industry Car Tech Tesla factory robot attack on employee highlights company's worker safety issues One out of every 21 workers at the Austin factory were injured last year By Rob Thubron, December 28, 2023, 7:58 AM 30 comments
Electronics Tech Culture Maker of Amazon's warehouse robots insists they won't replace humans Press X to doubt By Rob Thubron, December 27, 2023, 6:51 AM
Tech Culture Electronics Robots will soon roam South Korea's sidewalks But they will need a proper license and legal insurance against incidents By Alfonso Maruccia, November 20, 2023, 7:37 AM
AI Electronics China sets sights on mass-producing advanced humanoid robots by 2025 The plan might not be as unrealistic as it sounds By Rob Thubron, November 6, 2023, 10:17 AM
Electronics Tech Culture US Marines show off rocket launcher-carrying robot dog in demo video You can buy the weaponless version from Amazon for $5,000 By Rob Thubron, October 20, 2023, 6:15 AM
Electronics Industry Amazon introduces humanoid robots to its warehouses, assures workers their jobs are safe Another step closer to a fully autonomous warehouse? By Rob Thubron, October 19, 2023, 10:55 AM 19 comments
Tech Culture AI Working with robots and AI could lead to human complacency, a.k.a. "social loafing" Why work hard when a machine can pick up the slack? By Rob Thubron, October 19, 2023, 8:09 AM
Tech Culture Beyond Gundam: Japan's $2.7 million real-life mech robot is available for preorder "I wanted to create something that says, 'This is Japan'" By Rob Thubron, October 5, 2023, 9:11 AM
AI Science Researchers use AI to design a walking "robot" in seconds What exactly is a robot, anyway? By Shawn Knight, October 4, 2023, 10:38 AM
Tech Culture Electronics A Japanese city is using avatar robots in classrooms to tackle student absenteeism Not quite Avatar the movies, but still pretty cool By Rob Thubron, September 7, 2023, 9:59 AM 7 comments