Robots are replacing manufacturing workers in France, making companies more productive and reducing employment across the industry

A lightweight liquid metal alloy that is less dense than water could be used to make exoskeletons and transformable flexible robots

A temporary coronavirus hospital ward in China is being staffed entirely by robots. Around 200 patients with mild symptoms will be fed and treated by machines, while medical staff issue commands from outside

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

Pollen has a natural tendency to adsorb mercury and forms the basis of a new class of tiny robots that speed through toxic water to purify it

Artificial intelligence can tell whether a human or a bot is posting on Twitter based on how regularly they post and how much they reply to others, which could help identify fake accounts

Robots made of 3D-printed muscle and rat spines could help us understand conditions like motor neurone disease and the technique may eventually be used to build prosthetic devices

As well as announcing reminders to stay away from each other, the robots also estimate how many people are in the park at any given time.

A new computational method allows robotic characters to perform fast motions without excessive vibrations

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Human movements can teach robots the skills they need to dig holes and—maybe someday—build the first colonies on Mars

It'll take more than having its fingers chopped off to stop this robot hand

The Danish company is announcing a powerful new member of its collaborative robots family

FarmWise is using AI and robotics to enhance farming efficiency by taking care of each plant individually

Little swarm robots that can't do much on their own can use their random behavior to accomplish tasks like locomotion

A startup led by robotics veterans is announcing a pre-seed funding round with participation from Amazon's Alexa Fund and iRobot Ventures

Self-driving cars and medical robots need an infant’s understanding of physics to succeed

The unique body and locomotion strategies of echinoderms inspired this robot that emulates a juvenile sea urchin

This robot dog can scale ladders that a real dog would struggle with

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Bosch SoundSee combines deep learning with mobile microphone arrays to identify problems on the ISS before they happen

Whether for maintenance or augmentation, robots that can use tools on themselves are more independent and capable

A new research study, investigating how service robots in hotels could help redefine leadership and boost the hospitality industry, has taken on new significance in the light of the seismic impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on tourism and hospitality.

Researchers know the secret to geckos' ability to walk on the ceiling: their hairy toes. But how do they use their five toes per foot to adjust to gravity when running horizontally along walls. Biologists have now used high-speed cameras to record how geckos orient their toes with shifting weight, especially when encountering slippery or rough patches, and found a remarkable ability to adjust toe orientation to stick and peel while running full speed.

Inspired by the biomechanics of cheetahs, researchers have developed a new type of soft robot that is capable of moving more quickly on solid surfaces or in the water than previous generations of soft robots. The new soft robotics are also capable of grabbing objects delicately -- or with sufficient strength to lift heavy objects.

Juili Kale's dreams to receive her master's degree diploma in a ceremony cheered on by her family were dashed by the coronavirus - until robots came to the rescue.

Coronavirus patients with light symptoms arriving to stay at several Tokyo hotels are likely to get a lift from a pleasant surprise - a robot greeter in the lobby.

If 98 painfully stupid bots fall onto a PUBG island, do they make a sound?

Robots today generally come in one of two varieties: rigid and soft. When most people imagine a robot, they think of the rigid variety, like Boston Dynamics’ Spot or those found on auto assembly lines. Soft robots, on the other hand, tend to mimic bi...

The novel coronavirus is making plain each day just how vulnerable we humans are to a brand new infectious disease. But humanity has an ally in robots.

Inspired by the biomechanics of cheetahs, researchers have developed a new type of soft robot that is capable of moving more quickly on solid surfaces or in the water than previous generations of soft robots. The new soft robotics are also capable of grabbing objects delicately -- or with sufficient strength to lift heavy objects.

Researchers know the secret to geckos' ability to walk on the ceiling: their hairy toes. But how do they use their five toes per foot to adjust to gravity when running horizontally along walls. At UC Berkeley, biologists used high-speed cameras to record how geckos orient their toes with shifting weight, especially when encountering slippery or rough patches, and found a remarkable ability to adjust toe orientation to stick and peel while running full speed.

As if American workers don’t have enough to worry about right now, the COVID-19 pandemic is resurfacing concerns about technology’s impact on the future of work. Put simply, any coronavirus-related recession is likely to bring about a spike in labor-replacing automation. What’s the connection between recessions and automation? On its face, the transition to automation may…

Nobody is actually asking the question, because pedestrians don't matter, do they?

We take a look back at our favorite robot stories: from the miniature to the hulking, from the record-breaking to the mundane.

They are already doing this in Sweden.

Christopher Mims describes how robots are changing manufacturing and eliminating jobs

Sushi is everywhere these days, and robots will soon be everywhere making it.

It's a job even too tough for robots.

Pick up your Marbles and go home

Will NEOM be "an aspirational society that heralds the future of human civilization" or "a totalitarian surveillance state"?

Of course, when purchasing a new appliance, it makes sense to go with the most efficient energy star rated appliance. BUT, buying a brand new efficient energy star rated appliance is not always greener or less expensive

Three years after a catastrophic earthquake in Haiti, health care workers are still finding it difficult to get medical supplies, but an aid group is putting 3D printing to work to make some of the needed items.

Can digital fabrication and robotic construction techniques help reduce the carbon emissions of concrete?

Why not? Everybody else uses them for everything but biking.

Robots delivering meals, ghostly figures in hazmat suits and cameras pointed at front doors: China's methods to enforce coronavirus quarantines have looked like a sci-fi dystopia for legions of people.

Artificial intelligence can tell whether a human or a bot is posting on Twitter based on how regularly they post and how much they reply to others, which could help identify fake accounts

Robots made of 3D-printed muscle and rat spines could help us understand conditions like motor neurone disease and the technique may eventually be used to build prosthetic devices

Time is an illusion, breakfast time doubly so. In future, human workers might not be alone in experiencing frenetic mornings thanks to EU-funded researchers who have equipped robots with human-like time perception capabilities – and tested them in the kitchen.