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Uber Aims to Replace Delivery Drivers With Drones

By Dan Robitzski

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New Roundup Ranks the World’s Robots by Creepiness

By Kristin Houser

Tokyo-based robotics company Preferred Networks demonstrated its mostly effective but super slow tidying robots at a Japanese convention.

These Tidying Robots Clean Up Toys, Put Roomba to Shame

By Kristin Houser

A Chinese-made robot can automatically zap mosquitos to stop the spread of disease. It's like a Roomba meets the Terminator.

A Toy-Sized, Laser-Wielding Robot Is Here to Kill Mosquitoes

By Dan Robitzski

This Group is Giving Away Art Robots to Public Schools

This Group is Giving Away Art Robots to Public Schools

By Dan Robitzski

Watch the Boston Dynamics Robodog Twerk and Moonwalk to “Uptown Funk”

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Watch the Boston Dynamics Robodog Twerk and Moonwalk to “Uptown Funk”

By Kristin Houser

Rise of the Robocallers: Here’s How We’ll Avoid a Future of Scammers

Rise of the Robocallers: Here’s How We’ll Avoid a Future of Scammers

By Victor Tangermann

Based on a new video, Boston Dynamics's SpotMini dog-like robot may be gearing up for a career as a construction site supervisor.

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Watch Boston Dynamics’ Lazy Robodog March Around a Construction Site Without Helping at All

By Kristin Houser

This Weird Robot Has 32 Legs and Is Shaped Like a Lumpy Sphere

This Weird Robot Has 32 Legs and Is Shaped Like a Lumpy Sphere

By Kristin Houser

In a newly released video, you can watch Boston Dynamics's humanoid robot Atlas parkour its way across a makeshift obstacle course.

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The Boston Dynamics Robot Atlas Is Now a Parkour Master

By Kristin Houser

A robot named Pepper will appear in front of the UK Parliament next week. Nobody, including the lawmakers who arranged the interview, seem to know why.

A Robot Is Scheduled to Testify in Front of the UK Parliament

By Jon Christian

Glimpse: Man’s Best Friend, Forever? We May Love Robot Dogs As Much As the Real Thing

Glimpse: Man’s Best Friend, Forever? We May Love Robot Dogs As Much As the Real Thing

A Startup’s Bold Plan to Open Robot Farms Near U.S. Cities

A Startup’s Bold Plan to Open Robot Farms Near U.S. Cities

By Jon Christian

This Humanoid Robot Can (Slowly) Install Drywall All by Itself

This Humanoid Robot Can (Slowly) Install Drywall All by Itself

By Kristin Houser

Thought it's Subterranean Challenge, DARPA is asking teams of roboticists to create autonomous robots that can navigate underground environments.

The Military Wants Robots That Can Explore Tunnels Barely Large Enough to Fit a Human

By Kristin Houser

A new study on bipedal movement in lizards suggests adding lizard-like tails to robots could improve their ability to maneuver "off-road."

Giving Robots Lizard-Like Tails Could Improve Their Mobility

By Kristin Houser

If We Want Drone Delivery To Be A Reality, We’ve Gotta Keep It Simple

If We Want Drone Delivery To Be A Reality, We’ve Gotta Keep It Simple

By Jon Christian

Automation is eating into food and hospitality jobs. Unions are demanding measures that will protect staff from being replaced by robots.

Robots Are Coming for Service Jobs

By Jon Christian

MIT researchers have created Fiberbots, autonomous robots that can weave fiberglass into tall tubes that we could one day use for construction projects.

These Robots Weave Super Durable Fiberglass Structures So Humans Don’t Have To

By Kristin Houser

This week, Philippine inventor Kyxz Mendiola took his Koncepto Milenya, a flying sports car prototype, out for its first public test flight.

This “Flying Sports Car” Is Like a Giant Drone You Can Ride In

By Kristin Houser

Japanese space exploration company ispace is teaming up with SpaceX on two lunar missions, one in mid-2020 and the other in mid-2021.

SpaceX Will Send Another Company’s Robots to the Moon in 2021

By Kristin Houser

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Culturally Sensitive Robots Are Here to Care for the Elderly

By Kristin Houser

Japan's space agency just deployed two asteroid-exploring robots from its Hayabusa2 spacecraft, and they could teach us about the solar system's past.

A Pair of Japanese Robots (Hopefully) Just Landed on an Asteroid

By Kristin Houser

Yale researchers have created a robotic skin that they can wrap around inanimate objects to give them the ability to move.

This “Robotic Skin” Can Turn Pretty Much Anything Into a Robot

By Kristin Houser

This Creepy Toddler-Sized Robot Will Haunt Your Dreams

This Creepy Toddler-Sized Robot Will Haunt Your Dreams

By Jon Christian

This Tiny Robot Uses Flapping Wings to Imitate Animals’ Flight

This Tiny Robot Uses Flapping Wings to Imitate Animals’ Flight

By Kristin Houser

Europe Wants a Global Ban on Military Killer Robots, but Not Everyone Agrees

Europe Wants a Global Ban on Military Killer Robots, but Not Everyone Agrees

By Jon Christian

Service Robots Could Fix Up Orbiting Satellites Like Mechanics in Space

Service Robots Could Fix Up Orbiting Satellites Like Mechanics in Space

By Kristin Houser

Drone Racing: The Next Battleground For AI to Try to Dominate Humans

Drone Racing: The Next Battleground For AI to Try to Dominate Humans

By Kristin Houser

Sugar Pills Can Help Tiny Robots Navigate Your Body

Sugar Pills Can Help Tiny Robots Navigate Your Body

By Kristin Houser

The U.S. Army is eyeing a system that traps military drones while they're on the move, which could help the devices avoid detection by enemies.

A Venus Flytrap-Like System Could Help Military Drones Avoid Detection

By Kristin Houser

The U.S. Army is working on a system in which a ground-based laser shoots a military drone mid-flight in order to power it.

Shoot This Military Drone With a Laser, and It’ll Stay in the Air Indefinitely

By Kristin Houser

This Autonomous Drone Is Ready to Defend the Great Barrier Reef From Predators

This Autonomous Drone Is Ready to Defend the Great Barrier Reef From Predators

By Kristin Houser

Researchers have created a software program that can determine whether a military robot can right itself after toppling over.

The Military’s Newest Tool Will Make Sure A Robot Can Get up by Itself After It Falls

By Kristin Houser

A team of researchers from Brown University took control of a University of Washington robot to prove that hacking robots is far too easy.

It’s Really Easy for Hackers to Take Control of Robots

By Kristin Houser

A baseball player got ejected from a game after saying that players would prefer an electronic strike zone to human umpires.

Baseball Players Are Sick of Fallible Umpires. Robots Should Make Calls Instead.

By Kristin Houser

In a new study, people performed better at a cognitive task when a robot supervisor was in the room — but only if the robot was mean.

A Mean Robot Supervisor Could Make You a Better-Performing Employee

By Kristin Houser

China just announced new details for its Chang'e-4 lunar mission, including plans to study's the Moon's most ancient rocks for clues into its history.

China Will Send Two Robots to Study the Moon

By Kristin Houser

Children are susceptible to robot peer pressure, raising concerns that future bots might be able to influence children in dangerous ways.

Children Get Pretty Easily Peer Pressured By Robots

By Kristin Houser

We Have No Idea What Having Sex With Robots Might Do to Us

We Have No Idea What Having Sex With Robots Might Do to Us

By Kristin Houser

Boston Dynamics’ Robot Just Went For A Cool Jog In The Garden, Like It’s No Big Deal

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Boston Dynamics’ Robot Just Went For A Cool Jog In The Garden, Like It’s No Big Deal

By Victor Tangermann

Someone Just Used a Drone to Try to Assassinate a World Leader

Someone Just Used a Drone to Try to Assassinate a World Leader

By Kristin Houser

Human volunteers were less likely to turn off humanoid robot Nao when it protested, particularly when the outburst of emotion was unexpected.

Humanoid Robots Can Manipulate Our Emotions When We Least Expect It

By Kristin Houser

This Wearable Controller Lets You Pilot a Drone With Your Body

This Wearable Controller Lets You Pilot a Drone With Your Body

By Kristin Houser

Rolls Royce just unveiled the latest iteration of its cockroach-like robots designed to enter airplane engines and help repair them.

Rolls-Royce Is Building Cockroach-Like Robots to Fix Plane Engines

By Kristin Houser

Qbits for Cubists: Robots Made These Incredible Works of Fine Art

Qbits for Cubists: Robots Made These Incredible Works of Fine Art

By Dan Robitzski

The Digest: This Floating Robot DRAGON Can Change Shape Mid-Flight

The Digest: This Floating Robot DRAGON Can Change Shape Mid-Flight

By Kristin Houser

Poll Shows Americans Shun Physical Robots But Welcome Smart Home Assistants

Poll Shows Americans Shun Physical Robots But Welcome Smart Home Assistants

By Victor Tangermann

With Bees Scarce, A Drone Pollinates A New York Apple Orchard

With Bees Scarce, A Drone Pollinates A New York Apple Orchard

By Dan Robitzski

You Can’t Make This Stuff Up: Amazon Warehouse Robots Slipped On Popcorn Butter

You Can’t Make This Stuff Up: Amazon Warehouse Robots Slipped On Popcorn Butter

By Dan Robitzski

There’s Now A Computer Designed Specifically for Programming Intelligent Robots

There’s Now A Computer Designed Specifically for Programming Intelligent Robots

By Kristin Houser

This Aerial Robot Can Change Its Shape Mid-Flight

This Aerial Robot Can Change Its Shape Mid-Flight

By Kristin Houser

The Cyborgs Are Here: Researchers Put Living Cells In A Robotic Finger

The Cyborgs Are Here: Researchers Put Living Cells In A Robotic Finger

By Kristin Houser

Las Vegas Food Service Workers Are Going on Strike So They Don’t Lose Their Jobs to Robots

Las Vegas Food Service Workers Are Going on Strike So They Don’t Lose Their Jobs to Robots

These Hyper-Sensitive Fibers Might Stand In As Robot Nerves

These Hyper-Sensitive Fibers Might Stand In As Robot Nerves

Cute, Brainless, Self-Propelled Robots Could Someday Move Around Inside Animals

Cute, Brainless, Self-Propelled Robots Could Someday Move Around Inside Animals

By Dan Robitzski

Robots Shooting Jets Of Pesticides Could Cut Back On How Much Weedkiller We Use

Robots Shooting Jets Of Pesticides Could Cut Back On How Much Weedkiller We Use

Watch These Animal-Inspired Robots Find Their Footing

Watch These Animal-Inspired Robots Find Their Footing

By Kristin Houser

New Soft Robotic Skin Automatically Heals Itself, Even If You Shoot It Full Of Holes

New Soft Robotic Skin Automatically Heals Itself, Even If You Shoot It Full Of Holes

By Dan Robitzski

This All-Terrain Robot “Teaches” Itself to Walk in a Revolutionary Way

This All-Terrain Robot “Teaches” Itself to Walk in a Revolutionary Way

Robots Can Grow Humanoid Mini-Organs From Stem Cells Faster And Better Than People

Robots Can Grow Humanoid Mini-Organs From Stem Cells Faster And Better Than People

By Dan Robitzski

This Cute Little Robot Fly Is The First Without A Wire

This Cute Little Robot Fly Is The First Without A Wire

Don’t Be Shy. This AI Robot Just Wants to Help You Get Dressed.

Don’t Be Shy. This AI Robot Just Wants to Help You Get Dressed.

By Kristin Houser

Here’s What We Know About The Robots That Might Build Our First Homes on the Moon

Here’s What We Know About The Robots That Might Build Our First Homes on the Moon

By Victor Tangermann