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Atlas robot doing a somersault
Technology

Humanoid robots are breakdancing, with mixed results

By Andrew Paul

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - 2023/04/11: Robotic device coined Digidog on display during NYPD (New York Police Department) announcement of deployment of innovative technologies on Times Square. Digidog will assist to the NYPD Technical Assistance and Response Unit. (Photo by Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Technology

New York law would ban civilians from weaponizing robots

By Mack DeGeurin

a robot looking at a reflection of itself
Technology

Like babies and dancers, this robot learns from studying itself

By Mack DeGeurin

A robot called 'Tiangong' is expected to join dozens of other humanoids in a half marathon race later this year.
Technology

Human vs: humanoid: Half-marathon pits robots against 12,000 joggers

By Mack DeGeurin

humanoid robot learned how to Waltz by 'mirroring' its human partner.
Technology

Humanoid robot learns to Waltz with the grace of … a robot

By Mack DeGeurin

KOU-III robot jumping on lawn
Technology

Behold the hybrid copter-robot that struts and leaps like a chicken

By Andrew Paul

Roboticists at the Tallinn University of Technology have developed a new class of bio-inspired feet that significantly enhance robot mobility on challenging terrains like mud and wet snow.
Technology

Dog robots can trek through mud using moose-inspired hooves

By Andrew Paul

Robot toddler
Technology

Creepy robot toddler can mimic human expressions

By Andrew Paul

Hula hooping robot video still
Science

Scientists identify the perfect hula hoop ‘body type’

By Andrew Paul

A smiling robot's skin in action.
Technology

The 11 weirdest things humans did to robots in 2024

By Mack DeGeurin

'Eric the Robot' in 1930.
Technology

In 1928, Eric the Robot promised the robo-butler of the future

By Bill Gourgey

Boston Dynamics wishes you a merry terrifying robot Christmas in new video
Technology

Boston Dynamics wishes you a merry terrifying robot Christmas in new video

By Mack DeGeurin

Moxie relies on a cloud-based AI system which will go offline in the coming days.
Technology

‘I love you… goodbye:’ What will happen when this companion robot suddenly dies?

By Mack DeGeurin

Researchers say they were inspired by the way the Manta ray effortlessly propels itself forward using its fins.
Technology

This Manta ray robot is the world’s fastest soft-bodied swimmer

By Mack DeGeurin

The Shadow Robot company's Dextrous Robotic Hand was the most advanced robot hand in the world in 2008.
Technology

Why advanced robots still struggle with simple tasks

By Mack DeGeurin

da Vinci Surgical System practicing sutures on pork loin
Technology

Watch a robot operate on a pork loin

By Andrew Paul

two sperm whales singing
Science

New method for finding sperm whales kind of works like a rideshare app

By Laura Baisas

autonomous atlas
Technology

Oh good, the humanoid robots are working on their own

By Mack DeGeurin

Boston Dynamic's Spot getting kicked in a routine test.
Technology

Researchers tortured robots to test the limits of human empathy

By Mack DeGeurin

Ai-Da robot standing in front of two of its paintings at the United Nations
Technology

A humanoid robot’s painting called ‘AI God’ may sell for over $120,000

By Andrew Paul