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Robots need better PR agents. They’re often portrayed as hard-edged, cold automatons that are just waiting to kill you in your sleep. Buddy, a family robot currently available for pre-order on Indiegogo, seems to be a lot nicer.

In the not-too-distant future, tiny robotic fish could be cruising around inside our bodies, delivering drugs and cleaning up toxins. This week, engineers at the University of San Diego unveiled the first prototype: a chemically powered, magneticall…

Robots could help the visually impaired do things like determine which bus pass to use.

Many people with visual impairments find seeing-eye dogs invaluable for avoiding obstacles and negotiating traffic. But even the smartest guide dog can’t disting…

As robotics technology evolves to a stage where co-robots, or robots that can work with humans, become a reality, we need to ensure that these co-robots are equally capable of interacting with humans with disabilities. This project addresses this ch…

We’ve all seen the videos of paralyzed or locked in patients moving a robot arm to direct something tasty toward their mouth. While impressive, many folks still wonder just how good these brain-machine interfaces (BMIs) are, and more importantly for…

Eine US-Firma bringt einen künstlichen Dinosaurier auf den Markt, der in der Interaktion mit dem Kind dazulernt. Das Kind soll die Persönlichkeit des Dinos mitgestalten.

Echte Haustiere waren gestern. Im September bringt die US-amerikanische Firma W…

Atlas, the humanoid robot created by Google-owned Boston Dynamics, is beginning to have a life of its own. Sort of.

In a YouTube video that appeared in the past 24 hours, Atlas can be seen walking through the woods. The only thing trailing the bot i…

While their use in the lab began as “glorified plate handlers,” robots are proving more valuable and taking on more responsibilities.

Sam Michael says the evolution of laboratory robots looks a bit backward. Rather than starting out small and growin…

The new era of robotic co-workers is here. YuMi is the result of years of research and development, making collaboration between humans and robots a reality, but it is also much more.

There are many repetitive, labour intensive jobs when it comes to packing fruit and vegetables, but robots could soon take some of the load. Andrew Taylor, an engineer from Auto Control Systems, has been designing these robots.

He described the robo…