But will they improve our lives? With a firm yet delicate grip, a robot hand at the Robotics and Biology Laboratory at the Technical University of Berlin picks up a flower with its pneumatic fingers.

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On land, the robot's double-jointed legs adopt a trotting gait, taking it to a top speed of 1.2 BL/s (body-lengths per second). Swimming in the water, it still manages a decent 0.54 BL/s.

For a robot vacuum to clean well, it has to be able to navigate a home like a human. That prompted a switch to the Nvidia Jetson Orin chip, which means the vacuum learns how to clean your house on ...

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Swarm Intelligence, inspired by collective behaviors in nature, is now being applied to robotics, enabling multiple humanoid robots to collaborate seamlessly on complex tasks. UBTech's Walker S1 ...

It was an interesting year for robots at CES 2025. While we had hoped the AI boom would bring a new wave of useful robots to the show, it seems that many robotics companies are still figuring out ...

In this case, the company describes Mirumi as "a mascot robot that spontaneously turns its head to steal a glance at a nearby person." Yes, that sounds wonderful. If it's any consolation ...

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They don’t get fruitcakes or Christmas cards from grateful patients, but for decades robots have been helping doctors perform gallbladder removals, hysterectomies, hernia repairs, prostate ...

We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Humanoid robot artist Ai-Da made history in early November when a buyer paid $1.08 million for its portrait of renowned ...

After two back surgeries and 40 years sculpting marble, Vermont-based artist Richard Erdman decided to add a new member to his team: a robot. Erdman joins the ranks of many contemporary artists ...