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Scientists have invented a 'sense-ational' device, similar to a string of 'feelers' found on the bodies of the Blind Cave Fish, which enables the fish to sense their surrounding and so navigate easily.
Dec 12th, 2012
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Innovative learning environment attracts award-winning teacher to Arizona FIRST LEGO League program
Dec 12th, 2012
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The US Navy is testing a stealth drone set to be the world's first unmanned, robot aircraft piloted by artificial intelligence rather than a remote human operator.
Dec 11th, 2012
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The MiRoR European project was set up to create a miniaturised robot capable of carrying out repair and maintenance tasks in an autonomous manner and in inaccessible environments.
Dec 11th, 2012
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Hitachi Ltd. has developed a remote-control robot that can perform heavy lifting tasks and assist in recovery work at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
Dec 10th, 2012
Read moreRobotics is now a highly articulated field with various types of robots already assisting numerous areas of human activity. Despite their increasing significance and relevance, the general public tends to think that robots still belong to the world of science fiction and research laboratories.
Dec 10th, 2012
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DARPA-funded effort demonstrates precise autonomous payload placement with UAV.
Dec 9th, 2012
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A project from MIT Media Lab reinvents the traditional incandescent bulb and desk lamp, evolving them into a new category of robotic, digital information devices.
Dec 8th, 2012
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Imagine a human-like robot with skin and clothes embedded with sensors that could help machine accurately perceive the environment and better assist human owners. Such 'smart' robots are at the heart of a new $1.35 million National Science Foundation project.
Dec 7th, 2012
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Revolve Robotics has introduced Kubi, an easy-to-use robotic platform designed to vastly improve the use of Facetime, Skype, and other video calling or telepresence applications on tablet computers such as the iPad.
Dec 7th, 2012
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Japan-based Brave Robotics has designed a 1/12-scale RC car that can transform into a humanoid robot. It can shuffle around, grab footage with its Wi-Fi camera, and even fire little missiles from its arms.
Dec 7th, 2012
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CyPhy Works, an innovative new robotics company, has unveiled two revolutionary small Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs): EASE and PARC.
Dec 6th, 2012
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The first Pacific Crossing (PacX ) Wave Glider, Papa Mau, completes its 9,000 nautical mile (16,668 kilometers) scientific journey across the Pacific Ocean to set a new world record for the longest distance traveled by an autonomous vehicle.
Dec 6th, 2012
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How do driverless vehicles navigate through intersections? Faster and safer than if humans were in charge, according to researchers from the Virginia Tech Transportation Research.
Dec 5th, 2012
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Researchers at University West in Sweden have created an automation system where machines and robots make their own decisions and adapt to external circumstances. They continue to work even when something goes wrong. You can reprogram them every day and easily vary equipment and manufactured products.
Dec 5th, 2012
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The U.S. Defense Department has issued a new directive on the use of autonomous and semi-autonomous weapon systems, an attempt to regulate a technology that officials say could be years from becoming reality.
Dec 4th, 2012
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Using deceptive behavioral patterns of squirrels and birds, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed robots that are able to deceive each other.
Dec 3rd, 2012
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The device doesn't look like much: a caterpillar-sized assembly of metal rings and strips resembling something you might find buried in a home-workshop drawer. But the technology behind it, and the long-range possibilities it represents, are quite remarkable.
Nov 30th, 2012
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