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This Robot Expertly Takes Apart E-Waste So Their Components Can Be Reused
A former tech hardware entrepreneur has refocused his talents on tackling the problem of electronic device waste.
His startup manufactures and programs precision robots to...
Watch This Mushroom Propel a Robot Across the Ground—We’re Not Joking
There's no question that when most people think of robotics, they imagine a field of metal, mechanisms, and wires.
Yet today, in the growing field...
Chinese Doctor Removes Patient’s Lung Tumor Using Robot from 3,000 Miles Away
Is the above image the future of medicine? In it, Dr. Luo Qingquan uses a sophisticated control center to guide a set of robotic...
Hi-Tech Whiskers Give Working Robots More Ability to Move Safely and Read Environment
While current autonomous robots utilize rangefinders, cameras, and lasers to navigate, the addition of whiskers could be a cheap addition that prevents some seriously...
Robot Mimics Human Sense of Touch to Better Sort Through Litter
A robotic sorting system that mimics the human sense of touch to sort through litter achieved a 98.85% accuracy rate in recognizing various domestic...
Airport Keeps Wildlife Away From Runways with Robot Disguised as Predator
Across Alaska last year, there were 92 instances of animal strikes on the state's runways.
This year, the Alaska Dept. of Transportation is rolling out...
Robotic Hand with Bones, Ligaments and Tendons Created for First Time Using 3D Printing
Using new innovations in 3D printing, scientists at ETH Zurich have succeeded for the first time in printing a robotic hand with bones, ligaments,...
Robots That Look Like Manta Rays Will Sink Seaweed to Ocean Floor–Will Help Absorb Carbon
A robotics company is making manta ray-shaped robots that drown seaweed and lock away the carbon it absorbed throughout its life for hundreds of...
Robot Named Sorty McSortface Uses Mechanical Claws and AI to Sort Tons of Recyclables in Minutes
Conversations about artificial intelligence took off in the media after the debut of ChatGPT this year, but AI had already been coiling its industry-changing...
Robot Medic Can Roll Into Hazardous Environments to Provide Medical Treatment Where Doctors Can’t (WATCH)
A new robotic medic could save lives in places like radiation zones that are too dangerous for nurses and doctors to operate.
Human medics can...
Robotic Glove that ‘Feels’ Lends a ‘Hand’ to Those Relearning to Play Piano After a Stroke
For those who have suffered a debilitating stroke, simple actions like tying shoes or brushing teeth can become a major challenge.
If, however, the person...
Tiny Scaled Robot Inspired by a Pangolin Can Roll About and Could Deliver Lifesaving Medications
A pangolin-inspired small robot designed to perform safe and minimally invasive medical procedures inside of the body was revealed in a study published this...
Microbot That Targets and Captures Damaged Cells is Real-Life Pac-Man
A tiny controllable robot acts as a real-life 'Pac-Man'—identifying and gobbling up damaged cells in living things.
Scientists say the minuscule robot, which is seven...
To Boost Pollination, Tiny ‘FAIRY Robots‘ Can be Propelled by the Wind Like Seeds
In the future, millions of artificial dandelion seeds carrying pollen could be dispersed freely by natural winds and then steered by light toward specific...
New AI-Powered Farming Robot Trundles About Inspecting 50 Acres of Crops per Day for Pests and Disease
Most people imagine robots at work in a factory, but there's no less innovation going on at the farm—take this spoke-wheeled robot plant nurse...
These Flabby Gel Robots Could Deliver Life-Saving Drugs by Inching Along Using Changes in Temperature
A "soft robot" can move its way through the human body solely by the changing of temperatures, and could be an excellent way to...
World’s First Hovering Robot That Collects Rare Minerals From Sea Floor Allows Industry to Ditch Dredging
With the need for critical battery minerals growing, a company has proved that sustainable ocean mining is possible with a discriminating robot miner.
Below the...
Sharp-Shooting Farm Robot Can Treat 500,000 Plants Per Hour With 95% Decrease in Chemical Sprays
With 50 spray nozzles and a sophisticated computer system, tractors out in California's central valley are towing artificially-intelligent robots behind them that look set...
‘RobotFalcon’ Can Disperse Flocks of Pesky Birds to Make Airplane Flights Safer
Remember the ‘Miracle on the Hudson’, when Captain “Sully” Sullenberger’s jet flew into a flock of geese and lost both engines, shortly after take-off...
These Micro-robots Can Clean Teeth By Shapeshifting into Toothbrush or Floss Forms
In a few years, you may just be throwing away your dental care kit, replacing it with a totally science-fiction shapeshifting robot that acts...