Humans ‘catch’ fear from robots that breathe like they’re scared
We’ve all instinctively clung to another person when frightened, if only as a child clutching…
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Robots That See Around Corners With Radio Waves
Every wall is a mirror. Not for light, obviously, which scatters uselessly off plaster and…
I met a lot of weird robots at CES — here are the most memorable
CES has always been a robot extravaganza, and this year’s event saw the announcement of…
Why Humanoid Robots and Embodied AI Still Struggle in the Real World
December 13, 20254 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmWhy Humanoid Robots Still Can’t Survive…
Uber Eats will use Starship sidewalk robots to deliver food in the UK
Uber Eats is partnering with sidewalk delivery robot company Starship Technologies to deliver food in…
Surgical robots take step towards fully autonomous operations
A surgical robot operating on a dead pigJuo-Tung Chen/Johns Hopkins University An AI-powered robot was…
Meet the ‘Doctor Who’ actors who brought the retrofuturistic robots to life for season 2’s ‘The Robot Revolution’ (interview)
Stomping around in bulky retro-style robot suits filming the opening episode of "Doctor Who" Season…
A bunch of robots ran a half-marathon alongside humans and it was incredibly goofy
Beijing held what’s being called the world’s first half-marathon for robots, allowing bipedal bots to…
Robots and androids and drones, oh my! Is Netflix’s ‘The Electric State’ a sci-fi retelling of ‘The Wizard of Oz’?
The Russo Brothers, those money-making MCU maestros and their mega-budgeted sci-fi adventure, "The Electric State,"…
Researchers explore how to build shapeshifting, T-1000-style robots
Researchers have developed small robots that can work together as a collective that changes shape…