Robotics news, features and articles
Latest about Robotics
'Drones' swarm New Jersey and New York. How close are we to learning what these UAPs actually are?
By Lee Billings published
Reports of unidentified flying objects in the northeast U.S. are on the rise, but so far officials have few answers for alarmed residents.
Watch Chinese security robot with wheels for feet scramble down hills and perform acrobatics
By Rory Bathgate published
Footage shows the DEEP Robotics 'Lynx' model traversing on two wheels and four across tough terrain.
Watch this terrifying robotic torso spring into life
By Sascha Pare published
Startup Clone Robotics has created an ultra-creepy humanoid torso with artificial muscles that are activated through a battery-powered hydraulic system and covered in ghostly-white "skin."
Boston Dynamics' robot dog Spot can now 'play fetch' — thanks to MIT breakthrough
By Roland Moore-Colyer published
The future of smarter robots may lie in combining neural networks with advanced computer vision.
Drones could use 'robotic cat's eyes' to track targets more precisely than ever before
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
A new computer vision system inspired by the design of a feline eye could give future drones and other military robots the ability to track targets in low-visibility and dynamic environments.
Chinese scientists build fastest humanoid robot in the world — it can run at 8 mph
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
The STAR1 robot can reach a top speed of 8 mph with the added help of a pair of sneakers.
Defense startup developing AI-powered 'kamikaze drones' for the U.S. Marines
By Ian Stokes published
The AI-powered drones come in two configurations and can be assembled by human operators in less than five minutes, its creators say.
Tesla primed to sell AI-powered humanoid robots alongside its EVs in 2025. But will they be any good?
By Steve Benford, Praminda Caleb-Solly published
Telsa's Optimus humanoid robot will be among the first such machines to flood our lives when it launches next year, with more set to follow.
Sign up for the Live Science daily newsletter now
Get the world’s most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox.