May 3, 2016 How drones and insects merged in ways that might surprise you Hornets, wasps and termites are pests to many households in America…but in 2014 they inspired robot technology in ways that could make them pests on an entirely different level to adversaries. Here are three interesting programs that are building tiny intelligent flying and crawling robots, all mimicking familiar creatures, that made news this year.
May 2, 2016 How robots could build a radio telescope on far side of the moon BOULDER, Colorado — Researchers are making strides on a radio telescope array that would be unfurled on the far side of the moon by an unmanned rover operated by nearby astronauts.
May 2, 2016 DARPA overhauls 'Atlas' robot ahead of competition this summer What do you call a robot that can drive a car, break down walls and scale buildings? Hint: It's not "The Terminator." This super-capable bot's name is Atlas, and it was created to save lives, not destroy them
April 28, 2016 'Sea Hunter': World's first unmanned ship stalks subs A new hunter is lurking in the deep — and it's made of metal, silicon, and lots and lots of artificial intelligence
April 28, 2016 This humanoid robot diver is a submersible avatar A professor at Stanford University has designed a robotic humanoid diver with articulated hands that is designed to be an underwater avatar, exploring the way a human would— while its driver remains safely up at the surface.
April 25, 2016 Buddhist robo-monk mixes religion and technology Buddhist monks in China have harnessed technology to create a robot monk.
April 19, 2016 Researchers in China introduce Jia Jia, the 'robot goddess' Robots have come a long way since the days of cartoon character George Jetson’s “Rosie,” who served as housekeeper and maid and referred to her keeper as “Mr.
April 18, 2016 Apple harvested almost $40 million worth of gold from recycled gadgets last year Apple harvested almost $40 million worth of gold from recycled gadgets last year, and is now deploying robots to take iPhones apart in a major environmental push.
April 14, 2016 Facebook wants you to chat with a bot On Tuesday at the Facebook F8 conference in San Francisco, the social media giant announced plans for bots that, ideally, would allow live, human-like interaction via its Messenger app.
April 6, 2016 We get antsy when told to touch robots in certain places: Study "Please touch my buttocks." Most people feel uncomfortable obeying this command, and scientists have just discovered that this discomfort extends to, well, boxes of circuitry.
