Transforming robots might feature heavily in fantasy movies and sci-fi daydreams, but a team of engineers at MIT has created a real-life version. The little metal device looks kind of like a mechanical worm, and when it’s in motion it moves a

A group of German scientists is making great strides to improve robot mobility. Their project is called iStruct, and their flagship invention is a robot ape, because they’re apparently trying really hard to get some kind of Planet of the

Picture yourself just a few years in the future. It’s evening and you’ve just finished dinner. When you finish washing the dishes in the kitchen and walk into your den to relax, a horde of small robots scoots in front

Are you prepared to meet your robot overlords? The idea of superintelligent machines may sound like the plot of "The Terminator" or "The Matrix," but many experts say the idea isn't far-fetched. Some even think the singularity — the point

When natural disasters, terrorist attacks or overloaded systems knock out mobile communications, the most important thing is to get an emergency communications system up and running. That is infinitely easier said than done, however, and to date no one has

In general, swarms of things tend to freak us humans out – but swarming robots are another story. Working together and harnessing the power of plenty, swarming bots can complete big jobs that would be impractical for a single robot

Scientists often study nature to solve complex engineering problems. Such is the case with these tiny robot prototypes; scientists from several countries are cooperating to develop microbots that can act as a swarm, just like insects. The tiny robots will

Robots are doing pretty great things these days, but it’s been a while since anyone has really reinvented anything about robot movement. Attendees at the 2009 IEEE, though, got to see some truly incredible new robots. They move at high speeds, are scarily dexterous,

In previous decades, we had fantasies that, by this time, robots would be doing our jobs and all of our household chores so that we could live lives of luxury. We’re still not quite there yet, but robots have started doing things

Imagine a fleet of robotic construction workers that can autonomously build structures and work together harmoniously without needing supervision or specific, pre-determined roles. Researchers at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired

A lot of the time, robots seem pretty dumb to us humans. It's not entirely a surprise, then, that a lot of the time, humans apparently seem pretty dumb to robots. If you're a robot, it turns out to be

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We’ve seen robots that move about using wheels, two legs, four legs and even ones that slither like snakes. The Cubli can move despite being just a cube. Actually it does have wheels, but they’re inside its body. The Cubli was developed by researchers at the Institute for Dynamic Systems

iRobot Roomba Robotic sucking machines — what's not to like? Not only does the Roomba easily access hard to reach places you'd otherwise never venture, but it also does it all automatically without you needing to lift a finger. 

Spykee Wifi Spy Robot Worried about people creeping in on your man cave while away on vacation? Leave Spykee the WiFi Spy Robot at home and you'll be able to actively record video, take pictures and control this little tank-treaded android

              The most amazing robots in the world!! Soccer Bots For decades, pop culture has been trying to forecast what the future's robots might look like. There were dystopian ideas of 'bots overtaking humans,

20 Things You Didn't Know About... Robots Modern robots can respond to emotion and the smell of fine wines. Share on print (All images courtesy of Gordon Bennett) 1  “Robot” comes from the Czech wordrobota, meaning“drudgery,” and first appeared in the