And these robots aren’t gunning for people’s jobs.

Restaurants are in need of a helping hand. Miso Robotics is offering them one. Literally.

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Robots in the workplace can get a bad rap—most people aren’t trying to get replaced by one. But the smartest and most innovative robotic companies aren’t designing teams of droids that send people packing. Instead, they’re crafting intelligent machines that work alongside workers, increasing efficiency and profits in the process.

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

Flippy the robot flips cooks burgers to perfection. 

Georgia Tech working with NASA to make the next generation of planetary rovers

"This combination of wheels and paddling and lifting, if sequenced properly, is really powerful."

This wiggly Mars rover is the silliest thing we've ever seen

Do The Robot

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

Now these are some dance moves.

"In the future, we will be reliant on technologies like BRUIE to enable the exploration of these ocean worlds and beyond."

NASA built a robot to hunt aliens on ocean worlds

Godspeed, Buddy

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

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

If there's life on Europa, this robot may be able to find it.

Surena IV Robot Demonstration

Check out the human-like robot interacting with its fans.

Video shows Iran's humanoid robot drill through wall, snap selfie

"Holes" Reboot

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

The Kool-Aid Man may find himself automated out of a job.

Whether they're serving coffee or quinoa, robot chefs can't seem to keep their jobs.

San Francisco's robot restaurants are going out of business

Chopped

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

The futuristic eateries are closing almost as quickly as they opened.

A Roomba that CAN FLY!

This madman built a flying robot vacuum cleaner

Roomba Uprising

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

Spoilers: It sucks!

A soft robotic insect that survives being flattened by a fly swatter

The squishy, autonomous robot bug is unsettlingly hard to kill.

This robotic bug was designed to survive swatting

Keep on Truckin'

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

Exactly what we needed!

CIMON-2 will be on the space station for three years, so hopefully it's less annoying than CIMON-1.

The International Space Station's robot got an emotional upgrade

Pre-programmed Empathy

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

This time, it's staying for three years.

"There was no serious reasoning by Sophia when answering this particular question."

Sophia the robot says she doesn't have sex, confusing creators

Same

Sophia the Robot said it doesn't have sex when asked a question about love. Sophia's developers, Hanson Robotics, are saying it was confused.

Sophia the Robot Doesn't Have Sex, It Says | Futurism

We got an explanation for Sophia's sexual outburst last week.

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

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.

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