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Retro Robot from the 1920s May Get 2nd Chance at Life
June 07, 2016 | ArticleLondon's Science Museum is running a Kickstarter campaign in hopes of raising money to rebuild Eric, the United Kingdom's first robot.
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Sit, Heel, Compute: Computers Learn Better by Imitating Dogs
June 06, 2016 | ArticleRobot dogs are learning more like dogs and less like robots.
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Swallow This Robot: Foldable Droid Could Mend Stomachs
May 24, 2016 | ArticleThere likely aren't many occasions when you'd want to swallow a tiny robot. But what if such an ingestible bot could be put to work inside your body, targeting a foreign object or patching up an internal wound, before decomposing without a trace?
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Flying Insect-Inspired Robot Can 'Rest' Midflight
May 19, 2016 | ArticleA robotics team at Harvard University developed a method that would allow their insect-size flying robot — dubbed "RoboBee" — to conserve energy midflight, much as bees, bats and birds do.
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Mini-Drone 'RoboBee' Uses Electrode Patch To Stick To Surfaces | Video
May 19, 2016 | VideoThe Harvard Microrobotics Lab that developed the insect-sized drone has given it the ability to perch. This allows it to conserve energy. Small drones have been hampered by power supply issues in the past.
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Robotic Toy 'Leka' Designed for Kids with Autism
May 13, 2016 | ArticleA new programmable robot toy named Leka is uniquely designed to interact with and engage children with special needs, particularly children on the autism spectrum.
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World's Tiniest Engines Could Power Microscopic Robots
May 04, 2016 | ArticleScientists have created the world's tiniest practical engines, and these light-powered machines could one day power microscopic robots small enough to enter living cells, the researchers say.
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Diving Robot 'Mermaid' Lends a Hand (or 2) to Ocean Exploration
May 02, 2016 | ArticleA 1664 shipwreck's first nonaquatic visitor in centuries wasn't human — it was a robot.
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In Photos: A 'Robo-Mermaid' Embarks on Its Maiden Dive
May 02, 2016 | Image AlbumA humanoid robot, dubbed OceanOne, dove to a shipwreck in the Mediterranean that had been unexplored since it sank in 1664.
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'Smart' Spray Cans Could Make Anyone a Mural Artist
April 11, 2016 | ArticleA team of researchers has designed a prototype for a robotic, radio-controlled method that reproduces photographs as large-scale paintings.
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