Robots are machines built to perform complex tasks that may be too difficult, unsafe or just too tedious for humans. Live Science takes you through the latest developments in robotics, from the strangest robots to biohybrids, and questions whether we're really ready for intelligent robots. Whatever your interest in automatons, androids and artificial intelligence, our expert team of writers and editors are here to provide you with the latest robotics news, features and articles.
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Scientists build tiny robots without motors that can fly using sound waves aloneA century-old trick for tuning musical instruments has been repurposed to power robots that fly, float and steer themselves using nothing but sound waves.
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Have your say: Would you trust a humanoid robot with your household chores?Poll Humanoid robots are moving out of the lab and into people's homes, from $30-an-hour cleaners to $20,000 domestic helpers. Tell us in our poll if you'd let one loose with a mop.
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'Thinking ahead' helps robots complete tasks twice as fastA new AI system lets robots plan their next move while they're in motion — removing reaction delays and doubling task speeds without any extra computing overhead.
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Meet Phantom Twist, a stealthy new drone that hides in plain sight by tricking your eyesHigh-speed rotation exploits the concept of motion blur to conceal a new drone while it's in flight.
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Robot dog can climb stairs, navigate a forest and bound over logs thanks to new, rapid AI training techniqueResearchers used reinforcement learning to train a quadrupedal robot to adapt to different environments using two different pre-learned gaits.
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Scientists build tiny 'diving suit' for cockroaches, turning them into search-and-rescue cyborgsResearchers in Singapore and Japan have built a waterproof shell for cyborg cockroaches that could be deployed in disaster zones to investigate flooded areas.
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Scientists found the optimal robot body, and it has 20 legs — watch it scale walls and move through treesA sea-urchin-like robot could offer a new blueprint for making more versatile robots, research suggests.
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China's real-life 'transformer' mech is a giant humanoid robot that can switch from bounding on 4 legs to walking on 2The new 'mecha' robot, which weighs over 1,000 pounds and stands nearly 10 foot tall, is designed for urban mobility.
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Humanoid robots have outpaced human runners in the half-marathon, beating the world record — here are the secrets to this astonishing featThe D1 humanoid robot, built by a smartphone manufacturer, has beaten the human-held world record by around seven minutes.
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