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Robotics have found a lot of success in the shipping and warehouse fulfillment categories for their ability to give logistics companies an edge in timing. Amazon is probably the best and most prominent example, with more than 200,000 robots currently deployed in its centers across the U.S. As the re...

The US Department of Defense (DOD) has awarded contracts to three companies to develop mobile nuclear microreactors for military applications under a Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) initiative called Project Pele. Valued between US$11,953,036 and $14,309,000, the contracts will fund the initial ...

A project funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) will provide at-home coronavirus testing kits to the people of Seattle. Folks worried they may be infected with COVID-19 can simply swab […]

A team at National Tsing Hua University has developed an AI chip that mimics a fruit fly optic nerve to process only the data needed for drone flight.

Robots are being developed to help with tasks like fixing the sea cages where fish are farmed, and their size seems to be all that affects how the fish react

An ultra-precise mind-controlled prosthetic.

USC researchers have studed whether personalized socially assistive robots can autonomously help children with autism learn.

Ricoh has provided funding for one of its design teams to create a wand-like 360-degree immersive video stick, and has even launched a new company to sell it. The Vecnos camera will be available later this year.

NASA's Curiosity rover snapped more than 1,000 images, which teams back on Earth composed into a 360 degree Martian landscape panorama.

Driverless delivery vehicle startup Neolix is raking in new customers as cities in China are under full lockdown due to the coronavirus outbreak.

It was the last-ever capture of a Dragon by the station's robotic arm.

OnePlus has launched Snowbots, which are 5G-enabled robots that throw snowballs and that you can control with a good internet connection on your mobile device.

DeepMind released the structure predictions for six proteins associated with SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19, using their AlphaFold.

I find it amazing just how many people haven't yet had their first taste of virtual reality – but I understand why. It's expensive, the headsets are bulky and weird, it looks pretty antisocial, and it's the kind of thing you need to be a bit of a nerd to work your way into, what with all the wiring,...

Our most durable ideas about robots don’t come from science, but the imagination of sci-fi pioneer Isaac Asimov

Combat robots have been a thing for a while, but we don’t normally get a close look at the end results of the sort of damage they can both take and deal out. [Raymond Ma] spent time helping o…

A team of researchers at Tsinghua University in China have created a liquid metal material to build robots that is so light, it can float on water.

Imahara shares how he made his fully animatronic Star Wars character via digital modeling, 3D printing and robotics.

Fighting fire with robots may take jobs away from humans, but it can also save lives. [Mell Bell Electronics] has built a (supervised) kid-friendly version of a firefighting robot that extinguishes…

KOMPAÏ Robotics has started selling a robot for nursing homes and hospitals. The Kompaï mobile robot is designed to be modular for multiple functions.

You'll never feel alone in this hotel (but not in a creepy way).