Rethink Robotics Opens Up Baxter Robot For Researchers
Researchers now have access to an open source SDK to "hack" Baxter
Researchers now have access to an open source SDK to "hack" Baxter
The little humanoid wants to help kids with special needs and autism
A highly modified version of the Hubo humanoid robot attempts some challenging tasks
Capacitor-powered water-cooled motors make this humanoid superstrong
Italian researchers are building a humanoid that can balance like humans do
DARPA's Autonomous Robotic Manipulation program is gunning for AAA
New research suggests people might be more likely to accept robots when they're introduced with a fictional story
CMU roboticist Heather Knight describes her experiences on Syfy's new robot combat show
This android can handle interruptions, and talking with groups of people isn't a problem either
Exoskeletons for disaster relief, cubes that balance and dance, and something called the Harlem Shake: it's Video Friday
This humanoid is trying to mimic the human body down to muscles and bones
In this edition of Video Friday, we bring you humans controlling robots, humans building robots, and humans tearing robots apart!
Watch this humanoid robot from Korea make a cucumber salad with a GIANT KNIFE
Over the next two years, robotics will be revolutionized, and here's how it's going to happen
Dr. Gill Pratt gives a keynote at IROS on the DARPA Robotics Challenge, including new video of ATLAS
This giant bobblehead robot asks people for directions to get where it needs to go
Sandia's new robotic hand offers all the degrees of freedom you want at 10% of the cost
Hanson Robotics' latest version of its Zeno R-50 robot gets a new face, hints at cheaper cousins
A Russian entrepreneur certainly hopes so
Bots and fans converged to watch robot-themed films this weekend
RESOLVE might soon travel to the Moon, Mars, or an asteroid to search for resources
By mimicking simple neurological feedback mechanisms in babies, these robotic legs can walk like a human does
SETI astronomer and film consultant Seth Shostak weighs in on why correctly depicting alien life wouldn’t work in films
This 20-DOF miniature humanoid acts as a shoulder-mounded remote-telepresence avatar
One of Robonaut's creators explains how its arms work—and why you shouldn't be afraid of shaking its hands
Don't miss our video montage featuring the coolest robots of the 2012 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
University of Tokyo researchers used kicks, knee strikes, and shoves to test their new robotic legs
In this edition of Video Friday, we bring you robot videos featuring hands, humanoids, and hugs
You've probably never heard of the Open Source Robotics Foundation, but they've just gotten a contract to develop simulation software for the DARPA Robotics Challenge
The official hardware platform for the DARPA Robotics Challenge will be a derivative of Boston Dynamics' PETMAN/ATLAS robot