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Meet Au-Spot, the AI robot dog that's training to explore caves on Mars

By Mindy Weisberger

Robotic "Mars Dogs" could use artificial intelligence and sensors to investigate the Martian surface and map hidden lava tunnels.

See spot stand.

New robot 'explorer' dog will only set you back 63 stimulus checks

By Brandon Specktor

Boston Dynamics' robot dog 'Spot' is now for sale for a cool $74,500.

A manufactured quadruped measuring 650 to 750 microns in diameter — just a little smaller than the head of a pin — was built from amphibian stem cells.

World's First 'Living Machine' Created Using Frog Cells and Artificial Intelligence

By Mindy Weisberger

Scientists used computer algorithms to "evolve" an organism that's made of 100% frog DNA — but it isn't a frog.

Sphero Coding Robot

Sphero's RVR Programmable Coding Robot Car Is $50 Off for Black Friday

By Tariq Malik

Amazon has slashed the Sphere RVR price by 20% for Black Friday.

Amazon Prime Day: Best Deals for Science Lovers

By Mindy Weisberger

Here are some of the nerdiest science deals we're watching for Amazon Prime Day, including DIY robots, chemistry sets, molecule jewelry and more.

The red circles on this map represent seismic events, which helped floating "MERMAIDs" determine the shape of the magma under the islands.

Floating Robots Spotted a Huge Plume of Magma Under the Galápagos

By Rafi Letzter

The discovery could help explain why the Earth isn't a huge ball of ice.

Artist’s rendering of the Europa "tunnelbot."

Scientists Proposed a Nuclear 'Tunnelbot' to Hunt Life in Europa's Hidden Ocean

By Rafi Letzter

A group of scientists wants to send a nuclear-powered "tunnelbot" to Europa to blaze a path through its thick shell of ice and search for life.

Humanoid Robot Atlas Can Now Do Parkour and That's Not at All Terrifying

By Mindy Weisberger

Atlas, the humanoid robot that can run like a person, recently demonstrated a few new tricks.

An illustration of the Large Hadron Collider, the world's largest particle accelerator, in Switzerland.

No, Particle Accelerators Will Not Destroy the Planet, But Humans Might

By Yasemin Saplakoglu

"The stakes are very high"

This Machine Will Hug Your 'Soft Bodies' and Force Them to Be Twitchy Robots

By Rafi Letzter

Say goodbye to your favorite teddy bear. It's robo-Teddy now.

Robots that measure just a fraction of an inch in length could be used in search-and-rescue operations after national disasters, or to inspect hazardous environments.

Bug-Sized Robot Competitors to Swarm DARPA's 'Robot Olympics'

By Mindy Weisberger

Are you ready for the insect-sized-robot Olympics?

This robotic hand, developed to precisely and gently fold around sea life, snagged a soft little sea creature.

This Robot Just Wants To Hug A Jellyfish Without Committing Jellymurder

By Rafi Letzter

Its designers hope the device will make it much easier to collect delicate animals in the ocean without hurting them.

The world's first robot citizen, Sophia speaks at the Brain Bar festival in Budapest, Hungary.

Here's What Sophia, the First Robot Citizen, Thinks About Gender and Consciousness

By Chelsea Gohd

Can robots have gender? Sophia has an opinion.

No Vision, No Problem for This 'Blind' Cheetah Robot

By Mindy Weisberger

Stumbling blocks don't deter this persistent — and blind — four-legged robot.

Wireless 'RoboFly' Looks Like an Insect, Gets Its Power from Lasers

By Mindy Weisberger

A new type of flying robot is insect-sized, weighs about as much as a toothpick, and is powered by lasers.

Meet Kim, the First Spider to Jump on Demand

By Mindy Weisberger

A female jumping spider went to great lengths in a leaping experiment.

Humanoid robot Atlas is on the move.

Watch Out: This Robot Could Run After You

By Mindy Weisberger

You can run from Boston Dynamics' humanoid robot Atlas, but it wouldn't do you any good — the robot can run after you.

In its ROV mode, Aquanaut has two arms for doing work.

Former NASA Engineers Building Real-Life Underwater Transformer

By Rafi Letzter

A transformer designed to do grunt work for the oil industry and military is coming, and it's… admittedly kind of fun to look at.

Elon Musk Ditched His 'Flufferbot.' No, It's Not What You Think.

By Mindy Weisberger

Musk bot botches battery build, fumbles fuzzy fiberglass.

Elon Musk and Roadster

Elon Musk Says 'Humans Are Underrated'

By Laura Geggel

Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk just paid a rare compliment to his own species, calling humans "underrated" on Twitter last week.