In the 1980s when micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) were first created, computer engineers were excited by the idea ...

The Saros Z70 is priced at $2,599, making it one of the most expensive robot vacuums I've seen. You can buy two robot vacuums for this price. The most notable feature is the OmniGrip mechanical arm ...

At first glance, robots would appear to have exactly nothing in common with sweet peas or other climbing vines. Yet thanks to some innovative scientists, they now share at least one trait: the ability ...

The agricultural machinery manufacturer Fendt is presenting the fully autonomous robot Xaver GT for mechanical weed control ...

The 1979 book Wasn’t the Future Wonderful? features the above two-page spread of Jack Dempsey challenging a robot. Unfortunately, the book doesn’t specify the publication or date except that it’s from ...

Anyone else revert back to an insolent teen when there are dirty socks scattered about? Or worse, transform into a nagging and defeated parent when it's someone else's undergarments that need picking ...

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Engineers at Switzerland's ETH Zurich research institute have created an intriguing and impressive little robot that they call the Magnecko. The robot is inspired by a spider's design while also ...

The red ring of death is an inevitable conclusion for most Xbox 360 owners. But instead of mourning his console's loss, U.K.-based student Jasper Stevens did something fun to give his lifeless and out ...

Imagine a string that can assemble itself into just about anything wherever and whenever you need it — a wrench to adjust your child’s bike seat or a hammer to pound a nail into the wall, for example.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Japan sold a fully-functional robot suit that doesn't just resemble a combat mech from a video game, it was able to actually fight like one ...