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The latest creations and innovations in automated machines.

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Beagle flying over an obstacle hurdle

Google engineers used real dogs to develop an agility course for robots Google engineers used real dogs to develop an agility course for robots

glider drops from navy helicopter

Watch the US Navy launch an ocean glider from a helicopter Watch the US Navy launch an ocean glider from a helicopter

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Gardener harvesting beets from ground.

A robot gardener outperformed human horticulturalists in one vital area A robot gardener outperformed human horticulturalists in one vital area

Robot arm encased in smart sweater material

Cozy knit sweaters could help robots ‘feel’ contact Cozy knit sweaters could help robots ‘feel’ contact

Wendy's chain restaurant at night.

Wendy’s wants underground robots to deliver food to your car Wendy’s wants underground robots to deliver food to your car

By Harry Guinness

Fetch robot picking up dry erase marker off of table

This helpful robot uses a camera to find items for people with dementia This helpful robot uses a camera to find items for people with dementia

Pink clover meadow and blue sky.

This lawn-mowing robot can save part of your yard for pollinators This lawn-mowing robot can save part of your yard for pollinators

Two researchers standing next to Quori humanoid robot

A fleet of humanoid, open-source robots could change robotics research A fleet of humanoid, open-source robots could change robotics research

Concept art of NASA EELS snake robot on icy surface of Saturn's moon, Enceladus

NASA hopes its snake robot can search for alien life on Saturn’s moon Enceladus NASA hopes its snake robot can search for alien life on Saturn’s moon Enceladus

centipede robot

To build a better crawly robot, add legs—lots of legs To build a better crawly robot, add legs—lots of legs

By Charlotte Hu

Stunt or sinister: The Kremlin drone incident, unpacked

Stunt or sinister: The Kremlin drone incident, unpacked Stunt or sinister: The Kremlin drone incident, unpacked

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Young panda eating branch while sitting in tree.

Researchers built a ‘SoftZoo’ to virtually test animal-inspired robots Researchers built a ‘SoftZoo’ to virtually test animal-inspired robots

Robot plants could be used to grow infrastructure in space from scratch

Robot plants could be used to grow infrastructure in space from scratch Robot plants could be used to grow infrastructure in space from scratch

By Dario Floreano and Nicola Nosengo/MIT Press Reader

Two seals laying on shore near water.

Seals provided inspiration for a new waddling robot Seals provided inspiration for a new waddling robot

A robotic hand manipulates a reflective disco ball in dim lighting.

This agile robotic hand can handle objects just by touch This agile robotic hand can handle objects just by touch

Berkeley Lab researcher Yan Zeng looks over the starting point at A-Lab.

Tony Stark would love this new experimental materials lab Tony Stark would love this new experimental materials lab

By Jamie Dickman

The Marines are getting supersized drones for battlefield resupply

The Marines are getting supersized drones for battlefield resupply The Marines are getting supersized drones for battlefield resupply

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Robot jellyfish swarms could soon help clean the oceans of plastic

Robot jellyfish swarms could soon help clean the oceans of plastic Robot jellyfish swarms could soon help clean the oceans of plastic

northern lights over the Arctic ocean

Arctic researchers built a ‘Fish Disco’ to study ocean life in darkness Arctic researchers built a ‘Fish Disco’ to study ocean life in darkness

By Charlotte Hu

Robot trash cans have survived a New York City field test

Robot trash cans have survived a New York City field test Robot trash cans have survived a New York City field test

By Sara Kiley Watson

Giving drones inflatable suits could help them survive crash landings

Giving drones inflatable suits could help them survive crash landings Giving drones inflatable suits could help them survive crash landings

By Sara Kiley Watson

The Terranaut is a new mine-hunting bot designed for beaches

The Terranaut is a new mine-hunting bot designed for beaches The Terranaut is a new mine-hunting bot designed for beaches

By Kelsey D. Atherton

A new robotic seed can wriggle into soil to harvest climate data

A new robotic seed can wriggle into soil to harvest climate data A new robotic seed can wriggle into soil to harvest climate data

By Sara Kiley Watson

This robot dog learned a new trick—balancing like a cat

This robot dog learned a new trick—balancing like a cat This robot dog learned a new trick—balancing like a cat

By Sara Kiley Watson

A xenobot, or a living robot, in culture, under a microscope.

Meet xenobots, tiny machines made out of living parts Meet xenobots, tiny machines made out of living parts

By Charlotte Hu

Madagascar hissing cockroach balanced on human finger against green backdrop

Cyborg cockroaches could one day scurry to your rescue Cyborg cockroaches could one day scurry to your rescue

Soft robotic hand picking up plastic ball from table

Watch a robot hand only use its ‘skin’ to feel and grab objects Watch a robot hand only use its ‘skin’ to feel and grab objects

Ping Pong player wearing electrode cap playing against robot ball server

Human brains have to work overtime to beat robots at Ping-Pong Human brains have to work overtime to beat robots at Ping-Pong

figure with mixed reality headset

Meta just released a tool that helps computers ‘see’ objects in images Meta just released a tool that helps computers ‘see’ objects in images

By Harry Guinness

Venus flytrap inspired origami robot on black backgroun

Foldable robots with intricate transistors can squeeze into extreme situations Foldable robots with intricate transistors can squeeze into extreme situations

DribbleBot four-legged robot standing behind soccer ball

MIT’s soccer-playing robot dog is no Messi, but could one day help save lives MIT’s soccer-playing robot dog is no Messi, but could one day help save lives

Colombia is deploying a new solar-powered electric boat

Colombia is deploying a new solar-powered electric boat Colombia is deploying a new solar-powered electric boat

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Watch this robotic dog use one of its ‘paws’ to open doors

Watch this robotic dog use one of its ‘paws’ to open doors Watch this robotic dog use one of its ‘paws’ to open doors

The Navy’s version of a Roomba inspects billion-dollar ships for damage

The Navy’s version of a Roomba inspects billion-dollar ships for damage The Navy’s version of a Roomba inspects billion-dollar ships for damage

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The best robot mops will clean your home and and eliminate hassle.

Gear

The best robot mops The best robot mops

By Billy Cadden

Watch this Navy drone take off and land on its tail like a rocket

Watch this Navy drone take off and land on its tail like a rocket Watch this Navy drone take off and land on its tail like a rocket

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Garmi aid robot attending to seated patient in lab

Meet Garmi, a robot nurse and companion for Germany’s elderly population Meet Garmi, a robot nurse and companion for Germany’s elderly population

Small flying robot perched atop cactus

This bumblebee-inspired bot can bounce back after injuring a wing This bumblebee-inspired bot can bounce back after injuring a wing

Corn stalk leaf measuring robot parked in front of field

The corn leaf angle measuring robot is more useful than you think The corn leaf angle measuring robot is more useful than you think

Meadow grasshopper sitting on blade of grass

Leaping robots take physics lessons from grasshoppers Leaping robots take physics lessons from grasshoppers

Soft robot inspired by gecko and inchworm moving across surface

This tiny robot grips like a gecko and scoots like an inchworm This tiny robot grips like a gecko and scoots like an inchworm

a modified F-16 in flight

Why DARPA put AI at the controls of a fighter jet Why DARPA put AI at the controls of a fighter jet

The Icefin robot under the sea ice.

A torpedo-like robot named Icefin is giving us the full tour of the ‘Doomsday’ glacier A torpedo-like robot named Icefin is giving us the full tour of the ‘Doomsday’ glacier

By Charlotte Hu

The bow of the RMS Titanic, almost 12,500 feet under the ocean.

Watch never-before-seen footage of the Titanic shipwreck from the 1980s Watch never-before-seen footage of the Titanic shipwreck from the 1980s

By Laura Baisas

Hand holding up drone disguised within taxidermy bird body

Researchers are stuffing drones into taxidermy birds to make them seem more ‘natural’ Researchers are stuffing drones into taxidermy birds to make them seem more ‘natural’

a cuttlefish in darkness

Cuttlefish have amazing eyes, so robot-makers are copying them Cuttlefish have amazing eyes, so robot-makers are copying them

By Charlotte Hu

Robot painted portrait of Frida Kahlo

This robot can create finger paintings based on human inputs This robot can create finger paintings based on human inputs

Underwater snake robot from MIT

This robot eel could be the start of a new breed of ‘voxel’ robots This robot eel could be the start of a new breed of ‘voxel’ robots

Quadcopter drone propelling itself underwater in swimming pool

This amphibious robot can fly like a bird and swim like a fish This amphibious robot can fly like a bird and swim like a fish

Bat hanging upside down from branch

Bat-like echolocation could help these robots find lost people Bat-like echolocation could help these robots find lost people

Russia’s robot tanklet is being pitched as an anti-armor tool

Russia’s robot tanklet is being pitched as an anti-armor tool Russia’s robot tanklet is being pitched as an anti-armor tool

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Infrared heat comparison photo of vine robot moving towards heat source

This heat-seeking robot looks and moves like a vine This heat-seeking robot looks and moves like a vine

Four legged robot running alongside man on sandy beach

This Korean robodog proves running on sand isn’t just for ‘Baywatch’ This Korean robodog proves running on sand isn’t just for ‘Baywatch’

A new artificial skin could be more sensitive than the real thing A new artificial skin could be more sensitive than the real thing

By Charlotte Hu

cornell soft robot

A squishy new robot uses syringes and physics to mosey along A squishy new robot uses syringes and physics to mosey along

By Charlotte Hu

Graphic of click beetle and robotic actuators

Acrobatic beetle bots could inspire the latest ‘leap’ in agriculture Acrobatic beetle bots could inspire the latest ‘leap’ in agriculture

Boston Dynamics Atlas bipedal robot tossing toolbag up to human on construction scaffolding in warehouse

Boston Dynamics’s bipedal robots can throw heavy objects now Boston Dynamics’s bipedal robots can throw heavy objects now

drone on branch

It’s not a UFO—this drone is scooping animal DNA from the tops of trees It’s not a UFO—this drone is scooping animal DNA from the tops of trees

By Charlotte Hu

Scientist holding syringe next to wheeled robot with biological sensor

This robot gets its super smelling power from locust antennae This robot gets its super smelling power from locust antennae

The US Navy used solar-powered Saildrones to scout in the Persian Gulf

The US Navy used solar-powered Saildrones to scout in the Persian Gulf The US Navy used solar-powered Saildrones to scout in the Persian Gulf

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Robot putting golf ball across indoor field into hole

Meet Golfi, the robot that plays putt-putt Meet Golfi, the robot that plays putt-putt

Australia’s stealthy military drone sub will be called Ghost Shark

Australia’s stealthy military drone sub will be called Ghost Shark Australia’s stealthy military drone sub will be called Ghost Shark

By Kelsey D. Atherton

volcano erupting

Monitoring volcanoes that could explode? A drone is on it. Monitoring volcanoes that could explode? A drone is on it.

By Charlotte Hu

Side-by-side images of four-legged robot dog scaling a wall

The newest robot dog can scale walls and ceilings The newest robot dog can scale walls and ceilings