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Russia's new counter-drone technology is a low-cost drone that acts like a battering ram, knocking hostile quadcopters out of the sky.
Drones

By Dan Robitzski

NASA recently tested a new drone swarm, where "Hives" release "Cicadas" to monitor the weather and atmospheric conditions.
Drones

By Dan Robitzski

Boston Dynamics has debuted the version of its SpotMini robot dog that it plans to actually sell to consumers — but it has yet to announce a price tag.
Boston Dynamics

By Kristin Houser

When the Notre Dame blaze got too dangerous for humans to continue battling, the Paris Fire Brigade called in a firefighting robot named Colossus.
Robotics

By Kristin Houser

A humanoid robot TV news anchor dubbed Alex just read the news on Russia 24, a state-owned television channel, yesterday.
Robotics

By Victor Tangermann

This Attack Helicopter Can Launch Drones From Midair
Drones

By Victor Tangermann

Watch a Pack of Boston Dynamics’ Creepy Robot Dogs Pull a Truck
Boston Dynamics

By Victor Tangermann

NASA is paying a team of scientists to build an inflatable robot that can move and grasp things by selectively inflating chambers that act like muscles.
Robotics

By Dan Robitzski

An employee shares his experience working with Walmart robots, which are supposed to make his job easier but instead add to his workload.
Robotics

By Kristin Houser

Australian scientists are preparing to deliver millions of coral larvae to the Great Barrier Reef using an autonomous drone called "Larvalbot"
Robotics

By Dan Robitzski

Walmart is sending autonomous custodial robots to 1,500 stores in a play to cut down on the tasks human employees have to face.
Robotics

By Dan Robitzski

Passerine's drone uses its bird-like legs to jump into the air, overcoming a design flaw that plagues many other fixed-winged aircraft.
Drones

By Kristin Houser

In a new profile, leaders in the movement to ban autonomous weapons such as killer robots describe how they're making progress.
Robotics

By Dan Robitzski

Russia's weapon maker Almaz-Antey built a drone that can fire a semi-automatic 12 caliber shotgun. Video footage shows the thing in action.
Drones

By Dan Robitzski

The U.S. Military Is Hiring Hackers to Kill Small Drones
Drones

By Dan Robitzski

Toyota's basketball-playing robot, Cue 3, isn't about to replace athletes, but it does herald a new era of incredibly-precise machinery.
Robotics

By Dan Robitzski

A small robotic idol can listen to people's troubles and recite relevant passages from religious texts. Its creator says it could keep the elderly company.
Robotics

By Dan Robitzski

UPS Is Now Using Drones to Deliver Blood to a Hospital
Drones

By Kristin Houser

Evolutionary robotics could give rise to machines that program their offspring, so to speak, using their own code and programming.
Robotics

By Dan Robitzski

Google has once again revitalized its robotics program, focusing on simple machines powered by powerful AI instead of humanoid robots.
Robotics

By Dan Robitzski

To save money on future missions, Japan's space agency is working to develop remote-controlled robots that can handle menial or dangerous tasks in space.
Robotics

By Dan Robitzski

The Department of Defense has deemed that all 5,000 pages of documents on Google's work to build AI for military drones is too sensitive to release.
Drones

By Dan Robitzski

Austin-based startup Briggo has built a fully automated robot barista capable of filling 100 gourmet coffee orders in one hour.
Robotics

By Kristin Houser

Russia is working to develop a ground force of killer robots. For now, the tank-like bots need help from humans, but that may change as AI improves.
Robotics

By Dan Robitzski

A drone just flew through an Icelandic cave and generated a 3D map of the area in minutes, in a test run for systems that will do the same on Mars.
Drones

By Dan Robitzski

A 2018 patent suggests a Russian arms maker has invented a flying drone that features a rifle that's very reminiscent of Kalashnikov's iconic AK-47.
Drones

By Victor Tangermann

Human Surgeons Are “Barely Trained” on Operating Room Robots
Robotics

By Victor Tangermann

A team from MIT and Harvard has created a robot hand that's not only strong, but also soft — and it could usher in a new era in robotics.
Robotics

By Kristin Houser

This Autonomous Robot Arm Feeds People Who Can’t Feed Themselves
Robotics

By Kristin Houser

A mind-controlled drone will hit Kickstarter on Tuesday, giving anyone with roughly $282 the ability to fly a drone without a handheld controller.
Drones

By Kristin Houser

A California family is outraged that a doctor told their relative he was going to die imminently — via a telepresence robot. 
Robotics

By Jon Christian

Google parent company Alphabet is preparing to launch what the Australian Broadcasting Corporation says is the first commercial drone delivery service.
Drones

By Jon Christian

Farmers in New Zealand have a new tool to herd sheep and cows, according to Radio New Zealand: drones outfitted with speakers so they can bark like dogs.
Drones

By Jon Christian

NASA Is About to Test a Giant Solar Drone That Broadcasts 5G
Drones

By Victor Tangermann

It's a strange, cyberpunk depiction of a robot goddess with exposed aluminum actuators and electronics and an androgynous human-like face.
Robotics

By Jon Christian

Weapons makers ranging from Boeing to Lockheed Martin are working on new anti-drone technologies — everything from laser cannons to heat-seeking missiles.
Drones

By Jon Christian

Discontinued Robot Assistant Announces Its Own Death
Robotics

By Victor Tangermann

The number of robot workers to join the North American workforce increased by 7 percent in 2018, according to the Association for Advancing Automation.
Robotics

By Kristin Houser

MIT's mini cheetah robot is the first four-legged bot to execute a perfect backflip — and watching it learn that skill is incredible entertaining.
Robotics

By Kristin Houser

Chinese company INNFOS recently demoed the abilities of its humanoid robot XR-1, which can complete a slew of tasks with remarkable dexterity.
Robotics

By Kristin Houser

Russian weapons manufacturer Kalashnikov has unveiled a tiny, uncrewed drone that's meant to destroy remote ground targets from 40 miles away.
Drones

By Victor Tangermann

The firm that won an international competition to design a robotics museum in Seoul plans to have robots "in charge" of the construction.
Robotics

By Kristin Houser

Indian police just swore in KP-Bot as a sub-inspector. The robot police officer will work behind the front desk and direct visitors as needed.
Robotics

By Dan Robitzski

A robot just physically examined the radioactive fuel at the damaged Fukushima Nuclear Reactor. It's the first step toward an ongoing cleanup mission.
Robotics

By Dan Robitzski

"Swarm squadrons of network-enabled drones capable of confusing and overwhelming enemy air defenses" could fight alongside fighter jets in the British army.
Drones

By Victor Tangermann

The Navy just awarded Boeing a contract to build a giant robot submarine, which it says will prowl the depths of the ocean autonomously.
Robotics

By Jon Christian

In a new essay, a law professor grappled with the specter of sex robots designed to look like children — and more about the complicated future of sexbots.
Robotics

By Jon Christian

Scientists Call for a Ban on AI-Controlled Killer Robots
Robotics

By Victor Tangermann

Dubai International Airport faced a 30-minute shutdown after a drone was spotted nearby, It's the third major airport to face recent drone-related delays.
Drones

By Dan Robitzski

Robots Are Already Driving and Painting, Now They’re Directing Films Too
Robotics

By Catherine Mullen

Researchers from Colorado State University created a robot that can melt and re-harden parts of its skeleton to adapt to new challenges.
Robotics

By Kristin Houser

Researchers at ETH Zurich designed a robot that can teach itself how to ice skate. It could one day be used during search and rescue missions.
Robotics

By Victor Tangermann

They Asked if People Would Rather Kill a Human or a Sentient Robot
Robotics

By Jon Christian

A gummy-like robot could help fight disease from within our bodies
Robotics

By Jacob Banas

Australian homeowners say someone is using a drone to leer in their windows, according to the Melbourne newspaper the Herald Sun.
Drones

By Jon Christian

A newly unveiled laundry robot from Mira Robotics takes forever to complete its tasks — and it needs a human to control it remotely.
Robotics

By Kristin Houser

The latest version of the ionocraft — a tiny robot that uses ion propulsion to fly — is slightly larger than its predecessor.
Robotics

By Kristin Houser

The 2019 Super Bowl ads featured a slew of robots and artificial intelligences. Here's a roundup of the tech-centric commercials.
Robotics

By Kristin Houser

The U.S. Army has placed a $39 million order for tiny reconnaissance drones, small enough to fit in a soldier's pocket or palm.
Drones

By Jon Christian

The FBI had to reiterate the FAA's decision to declare a "no drone zone" around the Super Bowl stadium in Atlanta. Six drones were confiscated already.
Drones

By Victor Tangermann

The tiniest robot with legs is about the size of an ant's face — and you can watch it go for a run in a video released by IEEE Spectrum.
Robotics

By Kristin Houser

Chinese scientists built a robot submarine designed to travel into storms to fire meteorological rockets that will collect data from the atmosphere.
Robotics

By Jon Christian

Hanson Robotics has launched a Kickstarter campaign for Little Sophia, the "little sister" of Sophia, the world most famous robot.
Robotics

By Kristin Houser

Thanks to AI, MIT’s New Robot Could Beat You at Jenga
Robotics

By Victor Tangermann