China is using robotic bird drones with cameras to monitor its citizens
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
Robots that read our minds will actually exist sooner than you think
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 …
Disney’s acrobatic Stickman robot can do backflips better than humans
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 releases more videos of the last thing you’ll see when the robots rise
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 …
MIT built a robot fish that can explore coral reefs in the name of science
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 …
Scientists gave this creepy crawling robot artificial snake skin, and it actually works
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 …
Experts agree: There’s no real threat of a robot uprising anytime soon
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 …
‘Terminator’-inspired robotic exoskeleton maker Cyberdyne scores FDA approval
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 …
How robotic exoskeletons could save disabled children from a life in wheelchairs
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 …
Scientists create a robotic implant that stretches organs to promote tissue growth
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 …
Scientists are developing self-healing robot muscles that work just like our own
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 …
Researchers built a robot that actually sweats when it gets hot
When you consider all of the ways that humanoid robots are better than actual humans — they’re stronger, faster, and don’t complain when they stub …
Boston Dynamics’ humanoid Atlas bot is now more nimble than you’ll ever be
Okay, enough is enough. Boston Dynamics has been showing off its robots for years and years now, and they’ve always been pretty cool, but they’re …
Boston Dynamics has a new robot dog, and this one might be its creepiest yet
When it comes to creepy robots, it’s impossible to compete with Boston Dynamics. The company, which was famously bought then sold by Google, has always …
Walmart is deploying in-store autonomous robots in over 50 locations
Ever try to get some help from an associate at a big box store only to get a blank stare in return? Now you’ll be …
You can watch America’s giant fighting robot take on Japan tonight, and wonder where we all went wrong
It’s 2017, the world is in utter chaos, we don’t have flying cars or a cure for the common cold, but we do have giant …
Study shows robots are better at slicing humans open than humans are
Human surgeons are some of the most skilled, precise individuals on the planet, but no amount of training and experience can make them better at …
Scientists develop shape-shifting ‘skin’ that would give robots the ultimate camouflage
Humans might think that we have a pretty good handle on camouflage, but in the grand scheme of things we’re really just amateurs. A sniper …
A robot just performed one of the most precise medical procedures for the first time ever
In the not-so-distant future, AI-controlled robots will almost certainly enslave humanity and make us all wish we could go back to the stone age, but …
Honda’s new disaster robot walks like a gorilla, but could save your life
Honda’s Asimo robot was one of the first really lifelike humanoid bots to capture the public’s attention. Looking like a little mechanical astronaut, it’s capable …
Scientists invent tiny robots that ‘team up’ to form larger robots
Thanks to incredible advancements in artificial intelligence robots have quickly become man’s best friend, but getting them to actually work together is still a tough …
Scientists invent self-healing robots, ushering forth the end of mankind
If mankind’s own creations one day rise up to take control of the planet and turn us all into batteries or something, you can bet …
Inside the Las Vegas bar where all the bartenders are robots
Bottoms up, human. Waiting to greet patrons inside a newly opened bar on the Las Vegas Strip — across from the Bellagio, in the Miracle …
Tesla has a massive new structure at its Fremont factory
Tesla’s new battery “Gigafactory” gets so many headlines that it’s easy to forget that the car company does still have another factory. The original Tesla …
Robosuicide: Security robot ‘drowns’ after plunging into fountain
Hate your job? Craving a vacation? Turns out you’re in some surprising company. On Monday, a robot that was ‘hired’ to patrol a Washington, DC …
Robotic police are about to start patrolling in Dubai
With the immense wealth of the region, Dubai has quickly become one of the hottest places for companies to test out their newest, wildest future …
This colonoscopy robot will haunt your dreams
Robots come in all shapes and sizes, but even if your nightmares of an eventual robot takeover of the Earth conjure images of heavily-armed battle …
Google finally sold Boston Dynamics, and all its insane robots
Inventor of all manner of awe-inspiring and uber-creepy robots, Boston Dynamics has finally found a buyer. SoftBank, the Japanese Google-alike which has been on a …
Messing with robots’ self-confidence could prevent the AI apocalypse
In every sci-fi depiction of an eventual robot apocalypse, the mechanical monstrosities move with cold, calculated precision, dispatching or enslaving humanity with a complete lack …
Researchers want these robotic turtles to sweep for landmines in war zones
Landmines are extremely hazardous anywhere they’re deployed, and oftentimes the dangerous weapons remain buried long after military conflicts are resolved or the front lines are …
