Meet The Bipedal Droid That Can Run
Durus-2D After the world managed to create robots on hind legs that could easily walk around in a test lab, it was only a matter of time before researchers found a way to make these robots run; which...
View ArticleCows Can Now Milk Themselves, With a Little Help From Robots
Future Farms Agriculture, which is described as “humankind’s oldest and still most important economic activity,” is getting a boost from robots. Farms all over the world are slowly incorporating robots...
View ArticleThis Robot Fixes Satellites in Space
Initially built by DARPA, this robot is capable of using onboard tools to fix faulty satellites in space. The post This Robot Fixes Satellites in Space appeared first on Futurism.
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Restaurant in China “Fires” Its Robotic Waitstaff
Not-So-Simple Tasks ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images We may have robots that can beat us at at chess, solve a Rubik’s Cube, and even run concierge desks, but we have yet to create one that can successfully...
View ArticleThis Robotic Spray Can Turns Anyone Into a Graffiti Artist
Robotic Artistry It seems that, every day, robots are making the world of art a whole lot more interesting. Now, they are helping everyone who is an aspiring artist, or who is just lacking a steady...
View ArticleThe Largest Snake In The World Has Been Reincarnated As A Functioning Robot
The Titanoboa robotic snake is 15 meters long and took four years to complete. The post The Largest Snake In The World Has Been Reincarnated As A Functioning Robot appeared first on Futurism.
View ArticleThe Aido Robot May Become The Newest “Person” In Your Household
This multi-talented robot can help you get a whole bunch of things done at home. And keep you safe. The post The Aido Robot May Become The Newest “Person” In Your Household appeared first on Futurism.
View ArticleKeeping up With A.I: Why Humanity Must Cultivate a ‘Hive Mind’
Note: This is part two. Read part one here. There are many who say we can put controls in place that keep A.I. from becoming dangerous, but they’ve missed the fact that these technologies are already...
View ArticleYou Can Now Control Your DIY Robot With Your Hand
Ziro robotic kits come with modules, smart gloves, and a mobile app. The post You Can Now Control Your DIY Robot With Your Hand appeared first on Futurism.
View ArticleOceanOne Is The Humanoid Robotic Diver That Just Revolutionized Deep-Sea...
Controlled remotely by deep-sea archeologist Oussama Khatib, OceanOne is able to send him live haptic feedback, essentially feeling what the robot “feels.” The post OceanOne Is The Humanoid Robotic...
View ArticleMeet Valkyrie—NASA’s Humanoid Robot for Future Space Missions
Ride of the Valkyries Valkyrie, a 136 kg (300 lb) humanoid robot, is being programmed by researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) to autonomously perform...
View ArticleA Microdrone That Won’t Break The Bank And Can Travel Quickly
The Micro Drone 3.0 has a miniature gimbal that enables you to take stable shots. The post A Microdrone That Won’t Break The Bank And Can Travel Quickly appeared first on Futurism.
View ArticleRobots Can Now Beat Us At Foosball
The self-learning foosball table was programmed by students at Bingham Young University. The post Robots Can Now Beat Us At Foosball appeared first on Futurism.
View ArticleMeet LIAM, the iPhone Recycling Robotic Arm
Rather than the usual parade of stats and milestones, CEO Tim Cook started off the March 21 Apple event by unveiling something totally new and different—LIAM, a robotic arm that’s designed to break...
View ArticleEngineers Just Made the World’s Smallest Rube Goldberg Machine
Watch this tiny machine complete a simple task in the most inefficient, but elegant, way possible. The post Engineers Just Made the World’s Smallest Rube Goldberg Machine appeared first on Futurism.
View ArticleThis New Gripper Could Revolutionize Everything
Swiss scientists used rubber and stretchable electrode flaps to create a robotic device that could alter everything from food manufacturing to prosthetic hands. The post This New Gripper Could...
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Watch This Light-Activated Living Tissue Move
A New Kind of Robot Meet the bio-bots—they’re small, twitchy hybrids of muscle tissue and algal cells that seek out light like moths to a flame. And they’re really, really cool. The new “machines” were...
View ArticleThese Tiny Robots Can Build Anything, Including Their Own Tools
Tiny Robots SRI International is developing micro-robots, each with its own tool that can work together as a swarm to construct macro-scale products. These micro-robots are basically magnets that are...
View ArticleGoogle’s New ‘Hive-Mind’ Robots Learn From One Another
These 14 robots receive their train thanks to convolutional neural networks, and they share their knowledge with their fellows. The post Google’s New ‘Hive-Mind’ Robots Learn From One Another appeared...
View ArticleSophia The Robot Says She Will Destroy Humankind
With its lifelike rubber flesh, crazy eyes, and human-like facial expression, Hanson Robotics’ Sophia debuted at this year’s SXSW, and its message to humankind? “OK, I will destroy humans.” The post...
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