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We’ve been writing about Abundant Robotics for roughly three years at this point. Now the SRI spin-out is finally ready for prime time. Abundant announced this week that New Zealand-based T&G Global will be using its robots to harvest apples. Abundant says the news is part of a plan to be invol…

Google didn't completely scrap its robotic dreams after it sold off Boston Dynamics and shuttered the other robotic start-ups it acquired over the pas

Inspired by jellyfish, researchers have created an electronic skin that is transparent, stretchable, touch-sensitive, and repairs itself in both wet and dry conditions. The novel material has wide-ranging uses, from water-resistant touch screens to soft robots aimed at mimicking biological tissues.

unlike most soft robots, this one is made and operated with no hard or electronic parts.

autonomous wheeled robots designed to battle particularly hazardous fires, such as those at petrochemical plants

UPS is teaming up with autonomous delivery drone startup Matternet to experiment with using drones to deliver medical supplies. The supplies will be delivered via Matternet’s M2 quadcopters to WakeMed hospital in Raleigh, North Carolina.

"The system was very liberating to me, in that it enabled me to independently manipulate my environment for the first time since my stroke."

The founder and CEO of SCHAFT joins space robotics startup GITAI to develop telepresence robots for low Earth orbit

More than 4 million commercial robots will be installed in over 50,000 warehouses by 2025, according to a report by ABI Research. The 50,000 figure represents a massive expansion of the market from…

This sushi-making robot can churn out 2400 nigiri balls and 200 sushi rolls in an hour

Tasks like bomb disposal, space exploration and construction could be made safer for humans using this dextrous robot hand, which can transmit feeling of touch.

Chef B works around the clock, remembers everyone’s smoothie preferences and only needs about two minutes to blend a 12-ounce order of mango, kefir, agave and coconut water.

Keecker, a French consumer robotics company, has shut down. Founded in 2012, Keecker has raised $8 million but was unable to find new investors.

Robotics aren't just changing factory production lines, they're changing medicine too in the operating room, in hospital pharmacies, and in physical therapy.

The Air Force recently announced plans to build "Skyborg," an AI program that will be able to fly fighter planes and drones and lessen the burden on people.

Sony released the all-new Aibo in the U.S. about nine months ago, and since then the robot dog has (hopefully) been melting owners' hearts with its cute looks and clever tricks. A new software update released this week gives the computer-powered pet a new feature called Aibo Patrol.

This week Brian Heater, fresh off a trip to Pittsburgh to visit a handful of robotics companies, led a discussion about the current state of robotics and how startups are integrating the machines into our lives. When it comes to our home lives, we really only have the Roomba, that circular disc tha…

...as for its wall-climbing abilities, I got a one-word response: "Magnets."

NVIDIA announced that its robotics developer toolbox -- including Isaac apps, GEMs, Robot Engine, and Sim -- is moving into general availability.

NASA collaborators admitted that they're not sure what's wrong with the InSight lander's instrument that was supposed to dig into the surface of Mars.

Will the future be humane and livable? Will it be fair and just? What values can guide us? MIT faculty offer practical, inspiring, clear-eyed views in a new series on "Ethics, Computing, and AI."

MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) has developed a new system that gives robots the power to pick up and handle any object

A robot named Mindar uses its voice, hand gestures and eye contact to bond with those who want to learn about Buddhism.

How have mobile robots for e-commerce developed in the past year, and what do users ask for? We asked five industry experts, and here's what they shared.