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Flying Bat-Inspired Robots May Take to the Skies

Gambian Fruit Bat

February 18th, 2014

Researchers at Virginia Tech studied how fruit bats use their wings to manipulate the air around them. The findings could inspire new designs of flying robots.

Collaborative Robot Learns Environment As It Helps Out | Video

Collaborative Robot Learns Environment As It Helps Out

February 11th, 2014

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University are working on a Collaborative Robot ('CoBot' for short) that learns its environment while providing assistance to people so that it can help autonomously instead of following a preprogramed path.

Dead or Alive, The Yutu Rover Says Much About How We Relate to Robots (Op-Ed)

Robot toys, humanizing robots

February 5th, 2014

This weekend, the moon’s fortnightly rotation cycle turns China’s lunar rover Yutu (the Jade Rabbit) and its solar panels toward the sun once again … but whether the rover wakes up or not remains to be seen.

Termite-Inspired Robots Could Be Future Construction Workers

Termite-Inspired TERMES Robots

February 13th, 2014

Inspired by the way termites work together to build complex mounds of soil without needing blueprints, researchers created robots that can autonomously build structures and work together without needing supervision or prescribed roles.

'RoboCop': When Will Cyborgs Walk Among Humans?

RoboCop Helmet

February 11th, 2014

In this month's reboot of the classic "RoboCop" film, scientists create a superhuman crime fighter that is half man and half robot, but how realistic is this technology?

Caught on Camera: Ice-Dwelling Sea Anemone

New sea anemone species lives on ice

January 30th, 2014

The underside of the Ross Ice Shelf held more than just a view of the ice.

Tiny Robot Flies Like a Jellyfish

Jellyfish robot flier

January 14th, 2014

A new, naturally stable flying robot moves through the air like a jellyfish swims through the water. The robot could be useful for tasks such as air quality monitoring and surveillance.

What to Expect From Dyson's New Robotics Lab

robotics, dyson, future

February 12th, 2014

James Dyson’s decision to fund a robotics laboratory at Imperial College London may not lead to the super advanced robot friends of our dreams, but what he has planned could make robotic domestic appliances significantly more realistic.

Gallery: 'RoboCop' Showcases Futuristic Robot Technology

RoboCop Movie Still

February 11th, 2014

The 2014 reboot of the classic "RoboCop" film stars Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton and Samuel L. Jackson.

NASA's Weird RoboSimian Robot May Save Human Lives One Day (Video)

JPL’s RoboSimian

January 29th, 2014

RoboSimian was one of 16 robots that competed last month in the DARPA Robotics Challenge Trials in Homestead, Fla. The two-day competition was designed to test the robots' abilities to carry out basic disaster-relief tasks.