Solving Rubik’s Cube with a Robot Hand: Uncut

"We set this goal because we believe that successfully training such a robotic hand to do complex manipulation tasks lays the foundation for general-purpose robots."

Watch a robot hand solve a Rubik's cube

PuzzleBot

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

Look ma, one (robot) hand!

The robot covered in "police" markings couldn't actually connect to a dispatcher.

Police robot ignores woman trying to call police

Playing Bad Cop

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

The robot told the woman calling for help to "step out of the way."

"Second time was a charm... the crew is up to seven."

Russia just sent a gun-toting, spacewalking robot to the ISS

Small, Robotic Step

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

Fedor reached the space station on its second attempt.

Arque: Artificial Biomimicry-Inspired Tail for Extending Innate Body Functions

Or the Scorpion, if you want to get deep into Spider-Man lore.

Amazing robot tail helps you balance

New Haircut?

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

Amazing Robot Tail Helps You Balance

Paging Dr. Octopus.

This robot has some eerie similarities to cockroaches

This roach-sized robot keeps going even after you step on it

Bugging Out

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

This bot may be tiny, but it's also tough.

Soft robotic fish swimming

Soft robotic fish, tail actuation

Robot fish can swim for 37 hours with blood-powered batteries

Blood Juice

A new robotic fish has a battery-fluid bloodstream that makes it far more energy-efficient that conventional robots that use battery packs and hydraulics.

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

And it looks creepy as hell.

"The monotony in the store has increased a ton since we've gotten these robots."

Walmart employees hate their new robot coworkers

Coworker Concerns

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

The remaining humans feel undervalued after robots take over some tasks.

"There are many applications where there is no need to be fast."

Scientists built a robot sloth to study other sloths

Slow And Steady

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

"Day three: the sloths don't suspect a thing."

"We don’t know exactly how the drawings are going to turn out and that’s really important."

Creepy human-like robot’s art is selling for astronomical prices

Money-Making Machine

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.

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

The bot's first solo exhibition opens in a week — and it's already sold out.

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"It’s allowing for better health monitoring."

This robot scans preschoolers’ faces daily for signs of sickness

Say "Ah"

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

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