Robots

MIT’s new AI tech could make limbless, slimy, squishy robots a reality 

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

Researchers have long been working on creating a robot capable of fluidly altering its shape to navigate tight spaces. Such a technology ...

Humans could become slaves to machines, AI adviser claims

Health
Sarah Carter

Humans could become “slaves to the machines” just like in The Matrix as artificial intelligence evolves, a government adviser has warned. Dame ...

Robot Masters Terrain with Animal-Like Gait Transitions

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

Summary: Researchers leveraged deep reinforcement learning (DRL) to enable a robot to adaptively switch gaits, mimicking animal movements like trotting and pronking, ...

Robots vs. Animals: Who Wins the Race in Natural Settings?

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

Summary: Researchers explored whether modern robots can outpace biological organisms in speed and agility. The study concludes that despite advances in engineering, ...

Robot-Explorers, Futuristic SpaceX Starships Set To Transform The Moon

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

SpaceX Starship rocket prototypes inside the Starbase Launch Center – the precursors to ships … [+] destined to transform the Moon. (Marie ...

Tiny Robotic Nerve Cuffs Promise Breakthrough in Neurocare

Health
Sarah Carter

Summary: Researchers developed innovative, flexible devices that can gently wrap around nerve fibers, potentially transforming the diagnosis and treatment of neurological disorders. ...

This hopping robot with flailing legs could explore asteroids in the future

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

Over the past two-and-a-half years, a group of students from ETH Zurich have been developing a robot with three spindly legs that ...

Britain plans ‘robocop’ force to protect nuclear sites with paint bombs

Business
Robert Johnson

Security is a key issue for the NDA. Its Sellafield site, the largest, contains more than 100 tonnes of plutonium and 81,000 ...

Robot Dinosaurs Unleashed In Wild Experiment

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

By TeeJay Small | Published 16 seconds ago In a move that combines two of Michael Crichton’s greatest works, scientists have released ...

Tesla robot ATTACKS an engineer at company’s Texas factory during violent malfunction – leaving ‘trail of blood’ and forcing workers to hit emergency shutdown button

Business
Robert Johnson

A Tesla engineer was attacked by a robot during a brutal and bloody malfunction at the company’s Giga Texas factory near Austin. Two ...