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A new robotic arm wraps around and grabs onto objects like a snake or a robot's trunk, allowing it to safely handle delicate objects.

Unsettling Robot Grips Like an Elephant’s Trunk

By Dan Robitzski

The "Osampo Kanojo" is meant to recreate the look, feel, sound, and smell of talking a stroll while holding hands with your partner.

Scientists in Japan Build Robot to Hold Hands With Lonely People

By Dan Robitzski

A new colonoscopy robot sounds terrifying, but it might actually make for a smoother ride than having a human doctor steer the endoscope.

RX and Medicine

Researchers Built a Powerful Robot Arm to Do Colonoscopies

By Dan Robitzski

New demonstrative Toyota robots show how warehouse-like technology could help seniors keep up on housework like the dishes.

Toyota Built a Robot to Do Grandpa’s Dishes

By Dan Robitzski

Watch Japan’s 60 Foot Gundam Robot Take a Gigantic Knee

Watch Japan’s 60 Foot Gundam Robot Take a Gigantic Knee

By Victor Tangermann

Restaurants Are in Need of a Helping Hand. Miso Robotics Is Offering Them One. Literally.

Restaurants Are in Need of a Helping Hand. Miso Robotics Is Offering Them One. Literally.

By Rachelle Dragani

Engineers are building experimental rovers that can vibrate intensely to escape from dangerous, wheel-clogging sand traps on Mars.

This Wiggly Mars Rover Is the Silliest Thing We’ve Ever Seen

By Dan Robitzski

NASA built an autonomous robot named BRUIE that may be able to hunt for signs of life on distant ocean worlds like Europa.

Science & Energy

Here’s the Robot NASA Wants to Use to Hunt Aliens on Ocean Worlds

By Dan Robitzski

The University of Tehran unveiled the latest iteration of its humanoid robot: Surena IV. Now it's capable of drilling holes and holding phones for selfies.

Video Shows Iran’s Humanoid Robot Drill Through Wall, Snap Selfie

By Dan Robitzski

Many of San Francisco's recently opened robot restaurants are already going out of business, as pointed out by a new Business Insider story.

San Francisco’s Robot Restaurants Are Going out of Business

By Kristin Houser

An engineer strapped propellers onto a robot vacuum, creating the ultimate abomination: a Roomba that kicks up more dust than it cleans.

This Madman Built a Flying Robot Vacuum Cleaner

By Dan Robitzski

Engineers built a soft robotic bug capable of surviving harsh punishment like being flattened, stomped, and folded. It's creepy, but a huge step forward.

This Robotic Bug Was Designed to Survive Swatting

By Dan Robitzski

CIMON-2, the new version of the International Space Station's (ISS) bizarre, spherical robot assistant, should be better at picking up on emotional cues.

The International Space Station’s Robot Got an Emotional Upgrade

By Dan Robitzski

Last week, Sophia the robot answered a question about love by saying it doesn't have sex. Now, Sophia's developers say the robot got confused.

Sophia the Robot Says She Doesn’t Have Sex, Confusing Creators

By Dan Robitzski

OpenAI build an AI-powered robot hand that can solve a Rubik's cube more often than not, even when they started messing around with it.

Watch a Robot Hand Solve a Rubik’s Cube

By Dan Robitzski

A woman tried to call for help via a Knightscope security robot covered in "police" markings, just to be told to step aside.

Police Robot Ignores Woman Trying to Call Police

By Dan Robitzski

After a failed docking attempt over the weekend, Russia's humanoid robot Fedor is now on board the International Space Station.

Russia Just Sent a Gun-Toting, Spacewalking Robot to the ISS

By Dan Robitzski

Engineers built a robot tail called Arque that could help people balance, lift heavy loads, or at least make VR games more immersive.

Prosthetics and Devices

Amazing Robot Tail Helps You Balance

By Dan Robitzski

A new roach-like robot out of UC Berkely can withstand the weight of a person stepping on it and scuttle at a speed of 20 body lengths per second.

This Roach-Sized Robot Keeps Going Even After You Step on It

By Kristin Houser

Robot Fish Can Swim For 37 Hours With Blood-Powered Batteries

Robot Fish Can Swim For 37 Hours With Blood-Powered Batteries

By Dan Robitzski

Walmart executives have great things to say about their new robot workers, but human employees are less than thrilled about them.

Walmart Employees Hate Their New Robot Coworkers

By Dan Robitzski

A robot sloth is expected to hang out in forest canopies with real slothes for months at a time, clinging to wires and tracking the environment.

Scientists Built a Robot Sloth to Study Other Sloths

By Dan Robitzski

Oddly human-looking robot artist Ai-Da is about to launch its first exhibition — and the bot's artworks have already sold for more than $1.2 million.

Artificial Intelligence

Creepy Human-Like Robot’s Art Is Selling for Astronomical Prices

By Kristin Houser

Thousands of preschools are using a robot named Walklake that looks for signs of illness by scanning the faces and hands of students.

Health & Medicine

This Robot Scans Preschoolers’ Faces Daily for Signs of Sickness

By Kristin Houser

UC Berkeley's Salto robot is fast, agile, and smart — traits that would make the bot terrifying if it weren't less than a foot tall.

This Adorable Bouncing Robot Would Be Terrifying if It Was Huge

By Kristin Houser

An engineer built a robot that tries to punch him in real life while he fights a digital robot in a virtual reality video game.

This Robot Bludgeons You With Boxing Gloves While You Play Games

By Dan Robitzski

Produce grown by startup Iron Ox's robot farm is now available for purchase, a futuristic example of how technology is transforming agriculture.

Futuristic Robot Farm Begins Selling Its First Produce

By Kristin Houser

Surgeons just used the first autonomous surgery robot, a self-guiding catheter that could navigate its way through a pig's heart.

Self-Driving Vehicles

Surgeons Just Sent a Tiny, Autonomous Bot Into a Heart Valve

By Dan Robitzski

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

Russia Built a Grotesque Robot Newscaster and Put It on TV

By Victor Tangermann

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

Boston Dynamics

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

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.

People in Japan Are Worshiping a Cyberpunk-Looking Robot Goddess

By Jon Christian

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.

See MIT’s Robot Land a Perfect Backflip — and Mangle Many Others

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.

India Just Swore in Its First Robot Police Officer

By Dan Robitzski

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

See a Robot Melt Its Own Bones to Avoid Obstacles

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.

Watch an Ice Skating Robot Play Hockey

By Victor Tangermann

A team of UK scientists are building a robot called Ai-Da that can sketch and draw the way she sees the world around her.

Artificial Intelligence

A Fleshy New Humanoid Sketches You, Mimics Your Facial Expressions

By Victor Tangermann

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

Bizarre Japanese Robot Folds Clothes at a Punishingly Slow Pace

By Kristin Houser

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.

Watch an Adorably Tiny Robot Go for a Teeny Run

By Kristin Houser

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

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

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers in the UK are developing a centaur-like robot to navigate settings too dangerous for humans, such as the site of a nuclear disaster.

See the Centaur-Like Robot Designed to Handle Nuclear Disasters

By Kristin Houser

Henn na Hotel in Japan is reportedly decommissioning half of the robots it used to have running the show. Too many were buggy or just plain annoying.

Japan’s Robot Hotel Just Laid Off Half Its Robots

By Dan Robitzski

A team of Harvard researchers has created a tiny robot for Rolls-Royce that can climb in every direction, including upside down.

Watch a Tiny Gecko-Like Robot Climb Upside Down

By Kristin Houser

Russian TV Tried to Pass a Man in a Suit off as A High Tech Robot

Russian TV Tried to Pass a Man in a Suit off as A High Tech Robot

By Victor Tangermann

Walmart is currently testing the ability of Flippy, a kitchen assistant robot, to automate the process of frying food in its delis.

Walmart Is Testing a Robot to Replace Its Fry Cooks

By Kristin Houser

Arm-A-Dine is a robot arm that picks up food and feeds it to whichever human looks happiest. If you want dinner, you'll have to smile for the camera.

Prosthetics and Devices

A Wearable Robot Arm Makes You Work for Thanksgiving Leftovers

By Dan Robitzski

This Week in Tech: Oct 27 – Nov 2

Science & Energy

This Week in Tech: Oct 27 – Nov 2

By Victor Tangermann

Cornell researchers created a shape-shifting robot that knows when it should reconfigure itself to complete various tasks.

Watch This Remarkable Robot Transform Itself to Tackle Various Tasks

By Kristin Houser

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Terminator 2’s Terrifying Villain Inspired a New Liquid Metal Robot

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 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

Edible Tech Is Finally Useful, Is Here to Help You Poop

Health & Medicine

Edible Tech Is Finally Useful, Is Here to Help You Poop

By Dan Robitzski

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

QTrobot, a two-foot-tall humanoid robot, could be useful in teaching children with autism valuable social skills, according to a new study.

Robots and Machines

Interacting With This Therapy Bot Can Help Children With Autism Perfect Their Social Skills

By Kristin Houser

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

Artificial Intelligence

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

A Robot Just Operated On A Human Eye for the First Time

Health & Medicine

A Robot Just Operated On A Human Eye for the First Time

By Kristin Houser

NASA Scientists Imagine Studying Venus From A Floating Research Colony

NASA Scientists Imagine Studying Venus From A Floating Research Colony

By Dan Robitzski

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 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

Robo-Bees Can Infiltrate and Influence Insect Societies To Stop Them From Going Extinct

Robo-Bees Can Infiltrate and Influence Insect Societies To Stop Them From Going Extinct

By Dan Robitzski

NASA Just Unveiled This Awesome, Tiny Helicopter That Will Cruise Over Mars

NASA Just Unveiled This Awesome, Tiny Helicopter That Will Cruise Over Mars

By Dan Robitzski

You’ll Be Able to Buy a Boston Dynamics SpotMini Soon, Please Don’t Teach It To Kill

Boston Dynamics

You’ll Be Able to Buy a Boston Dynamics SpotMini Soon, Please Don’t Teach It To Kill

By Victor Tangermann

Japan Is Replacing Its Aging Construction Workers With Robots

Japan Is Replacing Its Aging Construction Workers With Robots

By Dan Robitzski