This discovery opens up perspectives for a multitude of applications in robotics For the first time, an assembly of thousands of nano-machines capable of producing a coordinated contraction movement extending up to around ten micrometers, [...]

For protection the suit incorporates tungsten shielding which reduces radiation exposure by about 50 percent Since the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in March 2011, the Japanese government has been testing robotic technologies to help deal [...]

The company has commercialized robotic vacuum cleaners and toyed with the notion of household robots in various forms Samsung’s robotics division presented the company’s latest humanoid robot, Roboray, at IROS 2012 in Portugal last week. [...]

Harvard has been working on a robotic bee for five years now. Five years is a long time in the fast-paced world of robotics, but when you’re trying to design a controllable flying robot that [...]

X1 has the potential to produce high torques to allow for assisted walking over varied terrain, as well as stair climbing Marvel Comic‘s fictional superhero, Ironman, uses a powered armor suit that allows him superhuman [...]

“People will protect what they love, and they love what they know,” says robotics engineer Eduardo Labarca, paraphrasing Jacques Cousteau. That’s why he and his team at Mountain View, California-based 9th Sense Robotics want to [...]

“Our goal is to develop a robot that behaves like MacGyver“ Robots are increasingly being used in place of humans to explore hazardous and difficult-to-access environments, but they aren’t yet able to interact with their [...]

The cleverly named Thermite is a small firefighting robot that does jobs humans can’t, or at least probably shouldn’t do. While there can be no doubt that Thermite is cute for a robot, we have [...]

Understanding how the human brain categorizes information through signs and language is a key part of developing computers that can ‘think’ and ‘see’ in the same way as humans. Hiroyuki Akama at the Graduate School [...]

The team will build models of the systems in the brain that govern a honey bee’s vision and sense of smell. Scientists at the Universities of Sheffield and Sussex are embarking on an ambitious project [...]

This is robo-fish – scientists’ latest weapon in the war against pollution. In the shallow waters of Gijon harbour, in northern Spain, a large, yellow fish cuts through the waves. But this swimmer stands apart [...]

Swiss researchers have published a new video showcasing the impressive aerial cooperation capabilities of robotic quadrocopters. In the demonstration, a trio of quadrocopters tethered to a net fly in formation to catch balls tossed at [...]