Robots that read human body language promise to boost productivity without taking our jobs
Body language detection marks a new paradigm shift in human-robot interactions in an industrial setting.
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A group of students creates a graffiti-drawing robot, and it’s quite good at making art
It's not perfect, but it's a start!
Chewing and tasting as you go is the skill robots need to be better cooks — and this bot learned to do it
We're one step closer to having auto-chefs worth their salt!
Pompeii enlists robot dog to inspect the ancient’s city streets
A new solution for a pretty old place.
These hard-bodied robots can reproduce, learn and evolve autonomously
Virtual code has become virtual DNA.
The swarm is near: get ready for the flying microbots
Scientists have developed minute artificial muscles to power Lilliputian drones.
Fields in North America will see their first robot tractors by the end of the year
So far, they will be limited to plowing -- but not for long!
This cafe in Japan has robot waiters controlled remotely by disabled workers
It started as an experiment and it's grown ever since, showing remarkable potential
Drones can elicit emotions from people, which could help integrate them into society more easily
Joy, sadness, fear, anger, and surprise were the easiest to recognize.
Spanish companies team up to create the first paella-cooking robot
Maybe, uhm, robots aren't so bad after all.
This robot hears with the ears of a locust
When biology and human technology come together.
Autonomous robot swarm swims like a school of fish
These underwater robots operate as a collective artificial intelligence.
A robot near you might soon have a tail to help with balance
My pets already have them so why not?
These are the droids we’re looking for: A new robot can assemble a pizza in under a minute
The aptly named PizzaBot 5000 can crank out pizzas all day long.
Chewing robot developed to test gum as a potential drug delivery system
That's a new one for robots.
Robot teches itself to do sutures by watching YouTube videos
Robots are far away from replacing doctors, but they're still nifty.
Robotic, seahorse-inspired tail can help people maintain balance through sickness or hard work
Cosplay enthusiasts rejoice!
Slothbot slowly, but surely monitors the environment
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!!