Scientists were inspired by the sloth — the master of energy conservation — to design a hyper-energy-efficient robot.
MIT’s newest, diminutive robot can do backflips and outrun you in every single way
It’s cool, it’s small, it can do a backflip off the wall.
Japanese hotel fires robots to replace them with humans
They took our jobs! Uhm… no wait… we took their jobs!!
Researchers design the first soft robot that moves like a plant
Which is to say, slowly!
Nuclear-powered ‘tunnelbot’ could probe the depths of Europa’s oceans
Europa’s almost as cold as your ex’s heart, just as frozen.
MIT designs and builds a plant-robot plantborg that can move towards light
Its name is Elowan and it probably comes in peace.
Japanese builder-bot offers glimpse into the construction site of the future
No more heavy lifting.
Scientists design ‘Pokéball’ that safely captures even the most delicate underwater creatures
Gotta catch em all!
Novel system allows robots to learn new skills just by looking at you do it
Can it teach them how to love, though?
Tiny, new-generation robot can walk on land, water, or swim — while being downright adorable
This cutesy bot hides a lot of potential.
Supposed health benefits of sexbots have no meat to them, new study says
The science isn’t in yet that sexbots benefit society in any way.
Gecko-inspired adhesive allows robots to grip wider range of objects
The new gripper can grasp almost anything from pipes to porous rocks. Its primary application might be space.
NASA Explores the Use of Robotic Bees on Mars
Marsbees could cover a lot more ground on the Red Planet than sluggish rovers.
Walmart silently filed a patent for robotic bees meant to pollinate crops
As bee populations dwindle, robots are made to take their place.
A demonic robo-wolf is now protecting Japanese farmlands
The scarecrow of the 21st century.
[WATCH] Some ignorant human trying to stop a door-opening robot dog
Boston Dynamics’ SpotMini takes a beating — but went through either way.
Scottish supermarket hires bot, sacks him after only one week, says retail robots “unlikely”
Named Fabio, the robot made a definite impression with his colleagues.
New “soft robots” are strong enough to lift heavy weights, delicate enough to pluck a raspberry
The new generation of robots is softer and gentler.
Robot learns like a toddler to predict future outcomes in its environment
Taking inspiration from babies, this machine learns to predict seconds into the future.
A Chinese AI passed the national medical licensing exam, so technically it’s a doctor
Move over, WebMD.
