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Construction may well prove to be the next major focus for robotics investment. Here in the States, the $2 trillion industry employs around eight million

Scientists from multiple universities have created Symbiotic Multi-Robot Fleet (SMuRF), a system that allows diverse robots to collaborate, performing challenging tasks unsafe for humans at nuclear sites.

Italy's Carabinieri military police on Tuesday unveiled Saetta, a remote-controlled robotic dog which initially will be assigned to the bomb squad in Rome.

A rundown of some of the most innovative, helpful and deadly robots made for military purposes, supporting combat, transport, intelligence and more.

In Disney’s 1991 film Beauty and the Beast, an enchantress curses the young (10 or 11-year-old) prince to beast-hood for spurning her based solely on her appearance. She gives him a special r…

Future Farming magazine, in collaboration with the Agricultural Robotics Forum FIRA, is organising the second edition of the Ag Robot of the Year competition.

It's remarkable to watch the CyberRunner robot rapidly advance from shaky beginner to smooth, seasoned pro – and, like humans, it even finds ways to cheat. A compelling demonstration of AI's ability to master complex real-world skills.

A team of researchers at the University of Tokyo has built a bridge between large language models and robots that promises more humanlike gestures while dispensing with traditional hardware-dependent ...

A pair of roboticists at the Munich Institute of Robotics and Machine Intelligence (MIRMI), Technical University of Munich, in Germany, has found that it is possible to give robots some degree of proprioception ...

Traditional automakers face factory complexities from having to manufacture EVs alongside their conventional cars. Robotics can help solve this problem.

South Korea's HL Mando said it has developed a valet parking robot that is scheduled for field testing early next year.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the war in Ukraine revealed "problems" and outlined plans for further arming and modernising the invading army while at a board meeting of the Russian Defence Ministry with the participation of Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Tuesday, 19 December.

Leaders of the metro Atlanta city say the delivery system will be much faster and better for the environment.

Our DirectIndustry expert accompanied Jacques Dupenloup as they delved into the latest innovations during Staübli Technical Days.

UBTech, a Chinese maker of robots, will make its Hong Kong listing debut on the final trading day of 2023. Its 47-year old founder and CEO Zhou Jian is set to become a billionaire.

The pink food delivery robots were named Geoffrey and launched in Charlotte last year. They were operated by the company Tiny Mile.

A Chinese company has developed H1, a versatile and powerful humanoid robot that can perform various tasks.

General-purpose robots will need to be useful enough and offered at a good price point to justify a purchase, industry leaders say.

Northeastern University researchers have developed the Hydrilla Hunter, a robot designed to detect invasive plants in rivers.

The quadruped's new leg design with customized actuators ensures it is optimized for high payload capabilities and efficiency.

Wars bring with them massive destruction on the battlefield but the implications beyond wartime can be equally devastating in terms of mental, psychological and physical damage. The ongoing strangling in two of the most important regions in the world is a clear example of how conflicts can have deva...

Open Melt is an open-source translational drift (aka “melty brain”) robot controller based on Arduino. A translational drift robot spins its entire body using its drive wheel(s), but is…

Automation and advances in artificial intelligence are posing the enormous challenge of a labor revolution in which machines threaten millions of jobs with obsolescence

Chinese researchers have proposed a strategy for therapeutic millirobots to move upstream in blood vessels, according to a study published in the journal IEEE Xplore.