This robot chef could make omelettes for you
A robot that can cook has been an aspiration of sci-fi authors, futurists, and scientists for decades.
As artificial intelligence techniques have advanced, commercial companies...
This robot with six flexible feet could walk up to 40 percent faster
This six-legged robot equipped with the feet designed by UC San Diego engineers can walk up to 40 percent faster than when not equipped...
Scientists develop low-cost GPS-like system for medical robots
Roboticists at the University of California San Diego have developed an affordable, easy to use a system to track the location of flexible surgical...
Scientists create a fast-moving jumping soft robot
Buckling, the sudden loss of structural stability, is usually the stuff of engineering nightmares.
Mechanical buckling means catastrophic failure for every structural system from rockets...
Scientists create soft touch for robots
Robots can be made from soft materials, but the flexibility of such robots is limited by the inclusion of rigid sensors necessary for their...
This planetary exploration robot could beat sand traps
The rolling hills of Mars or the moon are a long way from the nearest tow truck.
That's why the next generation of exploration rovers...
Scientists develop the fastest soft robots yet
Inspired by the biomechanics of cheetahs, researchers have developed a new type of soft robot that is capable of moving more quickly on solid...
People think robots are pretty incompetent and not funny
Dang robots are crummy at so many jobs, and they tell lousy jokes to boot.
In two new studies, these were common biases human participants...
How many jobs do robots really replace?
In many parts of the U.S., robots have been replacing workers over the last few decades.
But to what extent, really?
Some technologists have forecast that...
Researchers give robotic arms a steady hand for surgeries
Steady hands and uninterrupted, sharp vision are critical when performing surgery on delicate structures like the brain or hair-thin blood vessels.
While surgical cameras have...