AI system learns to keep warehouse robot traffic running smoothly This new approach adapts to decide which robots should get the right of way at every moment, avoiding congestion and increasing throughput.
Technology The best and most ridiculous robots of 2025 in pictures Some of the world's most advanced robots showed off their skills at tech shows and sporting events, doing everything from cooking ...
From R2D2 to the Terminator via Bender and Johnny-5, we choose our favourite robots from books, films and television series
The word “robot” was coined by the Czech writer Karel Čapek in a 1920 play called Rossum’s Universal Robots, and is derived from the Czech robota, meaning “drudgery” or “servitude”.
MIT researchers developed an aerial microrobot that can fly with speed and agility comparable to real insects. The research opens the door to future bug-sized robots that could aid in search-and-rescue missions.
MIT engineers design an aerial microrobot that can fly as fast as a ...
A new system enables a robot to “think ahead” and consider thousands of potential motion plans simultaneously, allowing the robot to solve a multistep problem in a few seconds.
The next robot, Armar-6, shown below, is a 1.9-metre-tall machine, built by the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany. It can talk with people and help them carry heavy loads.
The robot consists of a heavy, 220-pound base whose dimensions and structure were optimized to support the weight of an average human without tipping or slipping. Underneath the base is a set of omnidirectional wheels that allows the robot to move in any direction without pivoting, if needed.
Eldercare robot helps people sit and stand, and catches them if they ...
Founded by MIT alumni, the Pickle Robot Company has developed robots that can autonomously load and unload trucks inside warehouses and logistic centers.
A vision-based control system called Neural Jacobian Fields enables soft and rigid robots to learn self-supervised motion control using only a monocular camera. The system, developed by MIT CSAIL researchers, combines 3D scene reconstruction with embodied representation and closed-loop control.
Technology A very serious guide to buying your own humanoid robot butler You can now buy a humanoid robot housekeeper for less than the price of a second-hand car. But before splashing out, there ...
A hopping, insect-sized robot can jump over gaps or obstacles, traverse rough, slippery, or slanted surfaces, and perform aerial acrobatic maneuvers, while using a fraction of the energy required for flying microbots.
MIT Associate Professor Luca Carlone works to give robots a more human-like perception of their environment, so they can interact with people safely and seamlessly.
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A new training interface allows a robot to learn a task in several different ways. This increased training flexibility could help more people interact with and teach robots — and may also enable robots to learn a wider set of skills.
New tool gives anyone the ability to train a robot - MIT News
Digital Trends: Watch these humanoid robots run, fight, dance and fall over at first ‘robot Olympics’
First ever World Humanoid Robot Games kicks off in Beijing Hundreds of humanoid robots have been brought together in Beijing, China, for the inaugural World Humanoid Robot Games. The three-day event ...
Watch these humanoid robots run, fight, dance and fall over at first ‘robot Olympics’
The Robot Report: Improving mobile robot stability on uneven terrain through vibration monitoring techniques
Vibration sensors can aid in stability and navigation, particularly for field robots in varied terrain, writes a columnist.
We have long been fascinated with our own image. In the 1920s play Rossum’s Universal Robots, Czech writer Karel Čapek coined the term robot to describe human-looking creatures forced to work in ...
ZDNet: Shark UV Reveal review: If you took Dyson's laser-vacuuming tech and put it in a robot
Shark UV Reveal review: If you took Dyson's laser-vacuuming tech and put it in a robot
Forbes: This $20,000 Neo Robot Will Clean Your Home, But There’s A Catch
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about TV shows, movies, video games, entertainment & culture. 1X, the AI and robotics company behind a $20,000 home robot ...
This $20,000 Neo Robot Will Clean Your Home, But There’s A Catch
We need to start thinking of robots as a modern tool that we can optimally design for specific use cases rather than a panacea to solve every challenge.
New Scientist: The best and most ridiculous robots of 2025 in pictures
This striking humanoid robot is the R1 from Robbyant, a company owned by Chinese tech giant Ant Group. The allure of humanoid robots is their versatility – you can imagine them doing any job that a ...
Science Daily: Tiny, soft robot flexes its potential as a life saver
A tiny, soft, flexible robot that can crawl through earthquake rubble to find trapped victims or travel inside the human body to deliver medicine may seem like science fiction, but an international ...
Science Daily: Robot see, robot do: System learns after watching how-to videos
Researchers have developed a new robotic framework powered by artificial intelligence -- called RHyME (Retrieval for Hybrid Imitation under Mismatched Execution) -- that allows robots to learn tasks ...
Supply Chain Management Review: The value and limitations of humanoid robots in the warehouse of the future
As logistics leaders race toward automation, a new employee is stepping out onto the warehouse floor: the humanoid robot. With high-profile prototypes from Tesla, Figure AI, and Agility Robotics, the ...
The value and limitations of humanoid robots in the warehouse of the future
Machine Design: How to Increase Load Handling Capacity in Humanoid Robotic Joints
Joints in humanoid robots endure load combinations that require precision components. Oftentimes this means custom bearing solutions. Modern bearing selection takes into account the complete system ...
The Chinese government is betting that robots will drive economic growth. But the bots can’t really do much yet. By Meaghan Tobin and Xinyun Wu Reporting from Taipei, Taiwan Robots made by Chinese ...