This dual cross-linking design lets the muscle switch stiffness on demand. In lab tests, its stiffness jumps from about 213 kilopascals — soft, like rubber — to 292 megapascals, hundreds of times ...

By Henry Payne and Grant Schwab, Robot cars are coming to Detroit streets. Waymo LLC, a subsidiary of Google parent company Alphabet, said Monday that its self-driving fleet is ...

A team of seven students from Dolores formed the Bear Hands robotics squad, which is competing in this year’s FIRST Lego League competition. This year’s projects focus on archaeology challenges and ...

China’s dominance of the rare earth metals business—with a chokehold on Western militaries and key industries—has become a key geopolitical issue. Chinese companies make most of the parts that go into ...

Robotic packing system company Sojo, which has a laboratory in Bucks County, is using automation to create your favorite beverage variety packs.

Amazon denied mistreating workers when its representatives were questioned in Parliament if the company considered workplace injuries “the cost of doing business”, as alleged in a US government report ...

An autonomous ocean robot, launched from Woods Hole, is attempting to complete a first-ever trip around the world.

Humanoid robot training is booming around the world. Tech companies are rushing to build the robots for a market projected to ...

When — not if — humans start competing against robots in combat sports, Wyoming is ready. The Wyoming Combat Sports Commission has already outlined ...

AI researchers at Andon Labs embedded various LLMs in a vacuum robot to test how ready they were to be embodied. And hilarity ensued.

On any given day in Miami Beach, Wynwood or Brickell, you’ll see small robots shaped like mini shopping carts rolling down the sidewalks making food deliveries. They’re a convenient service for food ...

Of the many great inventions of the last few years, robot vacuums are pretty high up on the list when it comes to pure ...