The winner of a half-marathon race for robots broke the fastest human record. The humanoid named Lightning finished the race ...

A hopping, insect-sized robot can jump over gaps or obstacles, traverse rough, slippery, or slanted surfaces, and perform aerial acrobatic maneuvers, while using a fraction of the energy required for ...

Robots that look and move like people are no longer only the domain of science fiction movies like Ex Machina or The Wild Robot. By 2026, several robotics manufacturers had demonstrated very ...

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.

Visitors can interact with newly unveiled robots that will be deployed across the centre's galleries. Read more at ...

In crowded environments, more robots don’t always mean faster results—in fact, too many can bring everything to a standstill.

The latest boom in robotics represents a revolution in the way machines have learned to interact with the world.

Johns Hopkins University researchers have created a system that could make social robots more effective at detecting and managing user interruptions in real time based on a human speaker's intent—a ...

While real dogs still have a major leg up over robots, the machines are catching up. Popular Science previously highlighted a ...

Samsung introduced 'Project Luna', a concept robot, at Milan Design Week. Unlike typical devices, this robot features ...

A Chinese factory is producing humanoid robots every 30 minutes, marking a shift toward large-scale manufacturing and broader ...

Underwater robots are regularly used by the oil and gas industry to inspect and maintain offshore structures. The same machines could be adapted to gather extra scientific information, thus boosting ...