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People have predicted robots will destroy the labour market, but Amazon believes investment in robotics could create jobs

The 96th Medical Group's new DaVinci Robotics System assisted the team in a successful hernia repair operation. 

RoboBurger, a fully autonomous robotic hamburger restaurant, is opening its first higher education location.

The robotic platform can make six carbon-carbon bonds without human guidance

The world's first multitasking robot service station debuted at the fifth China International Import Expo (CIIE) in east China's Shanghai, providing guidance, security inspection, item recycling and other services for the global event.

For far too long, studying plant species endemic to high-altitude cliffs was no small feat. More often than not, it involved researchers abseiling down cliffs to survey rare species and collect samples to take back to their labs. Drones made observing and documenting plants in rough terrain easier, ...

With its new expansion, Miso Robotics is eyeing global dominance.

Despite their potential, microrobots’ size often means they have limited sensing, communication, motility, and computation abilities, but new research from the Georgia Institute of Technology enhances their ability to collaborate efficiently. The work offers a new system to control swarms of 300 3-m...

MADERA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Madera Unified School District will be hosting its 12th annual robotics competition event “Madtown Throwdown” on November 12 and 13 at Matilda Torres …

A palm-sized robots-on-a-chip platform enables accessible and adaptable DNA sample processing and other biotechnology applications.

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A minuscule insect-like animal called the springtail lives atop water. Researchers just made its robotic sibling.

In recent years, many roboticists and psychologists have been assessing the value of social robots as companions and assistants for older adults. Although some findings suggest that they could be useful, ...

A robot arm and a practice watch help this luxury timepiece keep accurate time.

Labor shortages, inventory snarls, inflation, and a tightening economy are just a few of the challenges retailers and suppliers face right now. We asked experts from robotics and automation companies to weigh in on how their technologies can help. Here’s what they told us.

At 5:20 a.m. EST, NASA astronaut Nicole Mann, with NASA astronaut Josh Cassada acting as backup, captured Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft using the International Space Station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm.

DARPA's RSGS satellite-servicing payload has completed key tests and is on track to be integrated with a Northrop Grumman spacecraft next year and launch to orbit in 2024

Next generation first responders use technology to not only save the lives of victims, it saves the lives on those first on the scene too.

LEGO Mindstorms, the STEM robotics kit that inspired millions of kids, is being retired from production and replaced by the LEGO Spike solution.

Moxi moves throughout the hospital gathering and delivering medicine and supplies, freeing nurses to provide care.

Trimble and Exyn Technologies are working on a proof of concept for a fully autonomous surveying solution for construction.

PetrolPlaza visited a Neste station in Finland to see first-hand Autofuel’s robotic refueling arm in action. We spoke to executives from both companies about the pilot project and how the technology will adapt to the future.

Robots are offering increasingly innovative solutions for rehabilitation. Some of these pioneering devices are being showcased at MEDICA 2022.