There are now two AI-powered robot ‘bees’ flying around the space station
The International Space Station typically plays host to a crew of six space-faring scientists at a time. During crew changes that number can be temporarily …
The International Space Station typically plays host to a crew of six space-faring scientists at a time. During crew changes that number can be temporarily …
In the context of space exploration, the term “rover” conjures images of multi-wheeled robots with big, bulky bodies covered in scientific instruments. NASA’s Mars rovers …
Back in 2017, Walmart launched a pilot project that made some of its old-school brick-and-mortar retail stores seem like futuristic testbeds. The chain began trialing …
On its own, a single ant can only accomplish so much, but you toss it into the mix with a couple hundred of its peers …
If decades of science fiction movies have taught us anything, it’s that when the eventual robot uprising happens, the bots that purge mankind from Earth …
If you’re skeptical of or put off by the idea of self-driving cars, then there’s a good chance you won’t be a fan of Ford’s …
NASA is betting big on the future of space robots. As automated gadgets become more and more advances, scientists are starting to imagine how robots …
Robots and space exploration go hand-in-hand, so it’s no surprise that NASA is on the forefront of experimental new robotics technologies that could be used …
Do robots have a place in the future of crewed space missions? NASA thinks so, and it’s not the only one. Late last year the …
Being waited on by robot is something that we all imagine might be possible in the distant future, but one cafe in Tokyo is already …
One of the most promising things about advancements in robotics is the potential applications for things like disaster recovery. Humans are great at rescuing each …
As humans, it’s important to keep track of what robots are doing. We know with 99 percent certainty — thanks to Hollywood films pre-historical documentaries …
We all know by now that the robot apocalypse is coming. It won’t happen tomorrow, or the next day, or even next year, but at …
The world’s coral reefs are in dire need of some love. Global warming and ocean temperature spikes have left massive stretches of vital coral reefs …
Robots are coming to take our jobs — and trick our gullible children. The conventional wisdom has long been afraid of the first half of …
Sometime around a decade ago the graphical quality of video games reached a point that people referred to as the “uncanny valley.” The term, which …
A group of scientists asks participants in a study to perform a simple task. Switch off Nao, the cute, human-like robot in front of you. …
The AI research initiative that trained AI bots to play Dota 2 — and smoke amateur gamers — now has another win under its belt. …
It’s already a lame joke/terrifyingly possible dystopia that robots will have taken all our jobs by 2040, but we often assume that a handful of …
When you gaze into the sky, what do you see? If you happen to live in China, the answer might be surveillance drones disguised as …
Robots are here to stay, and they’re only getting smarter. But it’ll be a while until they respond to our every verbal command, so until …
Remember how Google’s Boston Dynamics spinoff created some impressive robots that could pull off a bunch of remarkable movements including backflips? Those robots were are also pretty …
Boston Dynamics, the Massachusetts-based company that builds increasingly sophisticated robots that enjoy opening doors, has released two more videos of its robots doing very clever …
Coral reefs are in big trouble. A combination of climate change and humanity’s inability to clean up after itself has devastated a huge amount of …
Robots come in all shapes and sizes, and while robotics experts are often inspired by nature when designing new bots, you probably wouldn’t think a …
The Twitterati have been freaked out for several days now over a video showcasing the creepy door-opening ability of the SpotMini, a dog-like robot from …
We joke a lot about the “inevitable” robot apocalypse, but aside from a few scary developments it seems like humanity is much more likely to …
It was bleak medical diagnosis for his young nephew that put the idea in Manmeet Maggu’s head to launch a startup focused on robotic exoskeletons …
If you have science fiction nightmares of a robot apocalypse you should probably just stop reading right now. For those of you still here, I …
We often think of robots as superior to ourselves, but when it comes to the abilities afforded us by our muscles, robots have a hard …