GE Aerospace is developing a robotic worm to inspect and repair jet enginesThe Sensiworm provides ‘extra sets of eyes and ears’ for service operators.By W. Shanklin, 09.07.2023
Apptronik’s Apollo is the latest humanoid robot to beat Tesla to marketThe 5-foot-8, 160-lb Apollo can lift up to 55 lbs.By W. Shanklin, 08.23.2023
The JumpMod haptic backpack makes virtual leaps more realisticThe self-contained prototype can be used in a variety of real life applications as well.By A. Tarantola, 08.04.2023
Robosen’s auto-transforming Grimlock will set you back about a mortgage paymentThe $1,699 Dinobot stands 15 inches tall.By W. Shanklin, 07.19.2023
Students create robot death machine for invasive spotted lanternfliesIt combines an electric tractor, a mechanical arm and cameras to seek out and destroy eggs. By L. Bonk, 06.08.2023
A robot puppet rolled through San Francisco singing Vanessa Carlton hitsOnly 951 miles to go!By A. Tarantola, 05.09.2023
The next-gen ‘Digits’ robot gets a head and handsThe updated model can haul more weight and reach farther.By W. Shanklin, 03.20.2023
MIT’s new modular lunar robot has ‘worms’ for armsThe WORMS system is designed to navigate the moon's South Pole, which has complex terrain and potential water sources.By W. Shanklin, 03.15.2023
The Ghostwriter typewriter brings generative AI to the printed pageBecome penpals with a robot!By A. Tarantola, 02.16.2023
FDA clears Wandercraft's exoskeleton for stroke patient rehabAtalante could help patients recover their gait.By J. Fingas, 01.23.2023
German Bionic debuts its lightest powered exosuit to date at CES 2023The company is also unveiling an ergonomics-monitoring safety vest. By A. Tarantola, 01.02.2023
Robots are learning to brace themselves against walls to avoid fallingAI helps bots react much like a tipsy human.By J. Fingas, 11.30.2022
Hitting the Books: How Dave Chappelle and curious cats made Roomba a household nameNothing like having a world famous comedian and the internet's favorite animal hawking your wares.By A. Tarantola, 11.20.2022
Boston Dynamics sues rival Ghost Robotics for allegedly copying its robot dog (updated)Ghost's designs are supposedly too much like Spot.By J. Fingas, 11.15.2022
MIT solved a century-old differential equation to break 'liquid' AI's computational bottleneckThe discovery could usher in a new generation of weather forecasting and autonomous vehicle driving virtual agents.By A. Tarantola, 11.15.2022
Tiny robotic fingers let humans interact with insectsEver wanted to tickle a pill bug?By J. Fingas, 11.10.2022
VR-controlled robots are being designed to treat injured soldiersThe system would provide advanced onsite diagnostics and potentially save lives.By W. Shanklin, 11.10.2022
A swarm of 500 drones will plague New York City with advertising tomorrowEven the city's skyline isn't safe from sales pitches.By J. Fingas, 11.02.2022
DJI's Mavic 3 Classic drone drops a lens in return for a lower priceThe quadcopter is more accessible to aerial movie makers.By J. Fingas, 11.02.2022
Lego is discontinuing its Mindstorms robotics kits by the end of the yearA combination of learning and capable robotics, Mindstorms have been around since 1998.By S. Dent, 10.28.2022