Robots - Page 59

September 13, 2016

Watch this Boston Dynamics robot balance on one foot

A video posted to YouTube last week shows the robot doing something very impressive.

September 12, 2016

Robots judge beauty contest, and it doesn't go well

Can robots be racist?

August 25, 2016

Harvard scientists develop first autonomous soft robot

Meet the octobot, a unique new creation out of Harvard that the university says could be the first step in a new kind of bot.

August 25, 2016

Iraq to battle ISIS with machine gun-toting robot

Alrobot is about the size of a small car and fully controlled by a human as it rushes towards the enemy.

August 24, 2016

Incredible images offer first glimpse of sunken WWII-era aircraft carrier

Scientists have released incredible pictures of sunken light aircraft carrier USS Independence that were taken by underwater robots exploring the wreck.

August 17, 2016

IRobot responds to Roomba 'poopocalypse' complaints

It's been called the "poopocalypse" and the "crappening." It describes the utter horror you encounter when your Roomba, the robotic vacuum, accidentally encounters pet excrement and uses its smart tech to drag the the filthy mess everywhere.

August 4, 2016

The Marines now have robots that carry and fire heavy machine guns

We've seen all sorts of weapons mounted on drones, and military drones already wield impressive firepower, but that doesn't mean we're done building crazy machines with fire power.

July 25, 2016

New underwater robot is powered by sea slug muscle

Researchers from Case Western Reserve University have revealed a “biohybrid” robot that was constructed from a sea slug mouth muscle.

July 20, 2016

Tiny 'stingray' robot swims on light-activated rat cells

Harvard researchers have created a penny–sized stingray robot that can swim using genetically-modified rat heart cells activated by LED light.

July 12, 2016

Dallas police used bomb robot to kill shooting suspect

Dallas police used an explosive device attached to a robot to kill a suspect in the coordinated sniper attack that killed five officers Thursday, in what experts say is a first for U.S. law enforcement.