Scientists are building autonomous robotic labs powered by artificial intelligence. The goal, they say, is for these robots ...

High schooler Evan Budz's award-winning invention can identify coral bleaching, invasive species, and microplastics without disturbing marine ecosystems. By Laura Kiniry Published May 12, 2026 9:01 AM ...

Researchers have developed a new robotic framework powered by artificial intelligence -- called RHyME (Retrieval for Hybrid Imitation under Mismatched Execution) -- that allows robots to learn tasks ...

Robots like Atlas, Spot, and Stretch have amazed people with natural, life-like agility and body balance. What they were lacking, though, was a way to quickly connect this natural movement to ...

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You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Last year, Sam Altman posited that the world hadn't yet had its "humanoid robots moment" — but, he ...

Researchers have created the smallest walking robot yet. Its mission: to be tiny enough to interact with waves of visible light and still move independently, so that it can maneuver to specific ...

Most robot headlines follow a familiar script: a machine masters one narrow trick in a controlled lab, then comes the bold promise that everything is about to change. I usually tune those stories out.

Scientists have created a prototype robot that can grow, heal and improve itself by integrating material from its environment or by "consuming" other robots. It's a big step forward in developing ...

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A weird 20-legged machine could change how scientists think about the ideal robot form. For decades, roboticists have been inspired by the natural world, building machines that resemble humans, dogs, ...