Robotics

Frog muscle powers new swimming robotic manta ray

Few things make the career jump from regional cuisine delicacy to robotics actuator. Yet, in research vaguely reminiscent of RoboCop, scientists have used skeletal...

Robotic fish uses body bending for quiet, scalable underwater exploration

Nature is undoubtedly the smartest engineer. Scientists have borrowed ideas from armadillos, elephants and birds to build robots capable of doing things that conventional...

Microduck robot teaches robotics with fun, hackable design

This cute little robot duck isn't actually a toy. It's actually a platform for budding roboticists to train on and develop skills. But heck,...

Robot dog delivers packages and ads for easier deliveries

Today, you can buy almost anything with a few clicks on your phone. Online shopping has created millions of small deliveries, and a lot...

Affordable humanoid robots now available for home use

Are household humanoid robots getting cheaper already? We've only just begun seeing companies start to make promises and accept pre-orders for machines that can...

MIT’s new excavator controller mimics human arm motion

Watching skilled excavator operators work is almost hypnotic. They make it look so easy that the machine seems to move like an extension of...

Robotic tiles autonomously Lego-snap into floating smart structures

You don’t have to watch Kevin Costner’s Waterworld to know that for much of the world, the future will be increasingly flooded. As climate...

US bans foreign made robots due to national security risks

The US is banning the sale of robots made outside the country. That includes all the cool ones we've covered out of China, which...

Mono-wheel security bot foretells a future of digital snitching

Why pay to design and mass-produce a four-wheeled autonomous security robot, when you can make a less costly one with just one wheel? That's...
1234Page 1 of 4
spot_img
spot_img