robotics : Science World Report

Jul 12, 2013 08:14 AM EDT

DARPA's New Atlas Humanoid Robot Steps Out in Style (Video)

DARPA has unveiled the most advanced humanoid robot yet. Dubbed "Atlas," the 6'2''-tall creation looks as if it could cause some serious damage if it wanted to. Yet the robot could be a huge step forward when it comes to the creation of life-like humanoid machines that could be used in search and re...

Mar 28, 2013 07:14 PM EDT

Swarm of Robots Could be Future of Medicine and Military, Researcher Says [VIDEO]

British researchers are currently developing robot swarms that could ultimately lead to a better understanding of how a group of machines could work together in order to fulfill any given task, providing insight into how humans can harness the power of machines.

Mar 10, 2013 08:58 PM EDT

Robots Can Now Access 'Brain' in the Cloud, Potentially Making Them Cheaper

Humans have Google and Wikipedia, now robots have Raptuya, an online database of information that helps robots "cope" in the world of humans, according to BBC News.

Mar 03, 2013 09:21 PM EST

BigDog Robot Can Hurl Heavy Stones, Climb Rough Terrain [VIDEO]

Robot technology has been developing at a fast pace and a company, Boston Dynamics, has built a robot that is agile and strong enough to climb rough terrain and even carries and hurls heavy loads.

Jan 28, 2013 03:33 PM EST

Patent Foresees Autonomous, 3D-Printing "Robotic Fabricator"

A U.S. patent application was filed last week for an autonomous all-in-one 3D printing, milling, drilling and finishing robot by iRobot Corporation, called "Robotic Fabricator."

Jan 02, 2013 07:13 PM EST

Space exploration drones could roam the solar-system's celestial bodies

As a way to explore the surface of low gravity celestial objects like asteroids or concretely the small Martian moon Phobos, Stanford researchers in collaboration with NASA JPL have designed an autonomous robotic platform that involves a mother spacecraft deploying one or several spiked, roughly sph...

Dec 21, 2012 03:12 PM EST

Neuroprosthetic limbs: Leap forward with mind-controlled robotic arm

Successful training and operating a robotic arm employing a brain-computer interface (BCI) is demonstrated in a comprehensive human clinical study. A 52-year-old individual with tetraplegia was able to feed herself a bar of chocolate for the first time in 9 years.