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Previous images of large channels on Mars and giant wave-like features on its surface called “megaripples” indicate that the planet suffered from catastrophic floods in the past. Now, a team of scientists has used data gathered by the Curiosity rover to prove that megafloods swept across the Gale c...

Florida's Undefined Technologies claims it has managed to increase the thrust levels of ion propulsion systems to "unprecedented levels" with its "Air Tantrum" technology, enabling very quiet drones with no moving parts in the propulsion system, that look like flying pallets.

The Boulder, Colo.-based company’s first product since launching in May is a portable, smartphone-controlled reconnaissance robot to give first responders enhanced situational awareness in dangerous conditions.

The “pushup robot” makes you do push-ups. See if you can deduce from the above photograph exactly how it does this. “This robot makes your life harder,” writes the apparent …

This. Is. Amazing.

Legged robots are uniquely qualified for sensing around what's left of Chernobyl's Reactor 4

Researchers at UC Riverside and Mercer are developing an autonomous mobile robot to take constant crop moisture samples to aid farmers.

By combining magnetic materials with magnetic fields, robotics researchers continue to develop machines that can be remotely manipulated in all kinds of useful ways, such as somersault through the colon or crawl through blood vessels to deliver drugs. Scientists at the City University of Hong Kong h...

Emotion AI, also known as affective computing, is rare in certain healthcare applications. Should emotion be included as a parameter?

Berkshire Grey is working with City Harvest and the Greater Boston Food Bank and seeks more partners for the Picking With Purpose project.

The human hand is a marvel of engineering. How close can you get with this recycled design?

The $125,000 germ-zapping LightStrike robot kills the virus that causes COVID-19 with powerful UV blasts. Because of overwhelming demand, the robots are being made in a Waukegan factory.

 

China hailed as a success its pre-dawn launch on Tuesday of a robotic spacecraft to bring back rocks from the moon in the first bid by any country to retrieve lunar surface samples since the 1970s, a mission underscoring Chinese ambitions in space.

As part of its continued efforts to tackle the spread of coronavirus and provide Member States with necessary equipment, the Commission launched the purchase of 200 disinfection robots that will be delivered to hospitals across Europe.

Four other Saginaw County districts will make use of the robotics practice space.

Creativity is a very human trait, and one that many try to emulate with robots. Some focus on the cerebral side of things, working with neural networks and machine learning to produce new artistic …

Gardening is very therapeutic for many people, but there are nonetheless some yard-related tasks that can be a hassle. The Yardroid robot was designed to autonomously handle those jobs, utilizing artificial intelligence.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala – One non-profit is hoping to give back to another, as Mycelium starts fundraising to build a robotic garden for CASA, a non-profit that provides services for homebound senior…

Robotics Startup With Ties to CS Wins International Innovation Award

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I’ll admit that I wasn’t the biggest fan of boba tea even before the pandemic brought my social life to a grinding halt. Tapioca pearls just taste gross to me, as does bacon, avocado, and a slew of other oft-hyped food that the internet goes crazy over, so I realize I’m very much in the minority her...

Boosted by advances in sensors and artificial intelligence, a new generation of machines is automating a tech-averse industry.