Rethink Robotics Opens Up Baxter Robot For Researchers
Researchers now have access to an open source SDK to "hack" Baxter
Nao Robot Goes to School to Help Kids With Autism
The little humanoid wants to help kids with special needs and autism
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Team DRC-Hubo Prepares for DARPA Robotics Challenge
A highly modified version of the Hubo humanoid robot attempts some challenging tasks
Japanese Robot SCHAFT Shows Off Its Strong Limbs
Capacitor-powered water-cooled motors make this humanoid superstrong
This Humanoid Robot Gets Pushed Around But Stays on Its Feet
Italian researchers are building a humanoid that can balance like humans do
DARPA ARM Robot Can Now Change Your Tires
DARPA's Autonomous Robotic Manipulation program is gunning for AAA
Would You Buy a Telenoid from Outer Space?
New research suggests people might be more likely to accept robots when they're introduced with a fictional story
Robot Combat League: Heather Knight Tells Us About Her Experiences on the Show
CMU roboticist Heather Knight describes her experiences on Syfy's new robot combat show
Japanese Robot Actroid Gets More Social, Has No Fear of Crowds
This android can handle interruptions, and talking with groups of people isn't a problem either
Video Friday: Disaster Superheroes, Balancing Cubes, and senseFly Tackles the Matterhorn
Exoskeletons for disaster relief, cubes that balance and dance, and something called the Harlem Shake: it's Video Friday
Kenshiro Robot Gets New Muscles and Bones
This humanoid is trying to mimic the human body down to muscles and bones
Video Friday: Thought-Controlled Robot, PackBot With Jamming Gripper, Furby Teardown
In this edition of Video Friday, we bring you humans controlling robots, humans building robots, and humans tearing robots apart!
Korean Robot Will Toss Your Salad
Watch this humanoid robot from Korea make a cucumber salad with a GIANT KNIFE
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Meet the Amazing Robots That Will Compete in the DARPA Robotics Challenge
Over the next two years, robotics will be revolutionized, and here's how it's going to happen
DARPA Robotics Challenge Update
Dr. Gill Pratt gives a keynote at IROS on the DARPA Robotics Challenge, including new video of ATLAS
Iuro Robot Finds Its Way Through Cities, With Your Help
This giant bobblehead robot asks people for directions to get where it needs to go
Sandia National Labs Gives Roboticists a Hand
Sandia's new robotic hand offers all the degrees of freedom you want at 10% of the cost
Next-Gen Zeno R-50 Puts a Face on Research Robots
Hanson Robotics' latest version of its Zeno R-50 robot gets a new face, hints at cheaper cousins
Do Billionaires Crave Eternal Life?
A Russian entrepreneur certainly hopes so
Robot Film Festival Highlights
Bots and fans converged to watch robot-themed films this weekend
NASA Testing Rover to Prospect for Water on the Moon
RESOLVE might soon travel to the Moon, Mars, or an asteroid to search for resources
Bio-Inspired Robot Legs Walk With Rhythm
By mimicking simple neurological feedback mechanisms in babies, these robotic legs can walk like a human does
The Aliens Would Win
SETI astronomer and film consultant Seth Shostak weighs in on why correctly depicting alien life wouldn’t work in films
Japanese MH-2 Shoulder Robot Wants To Be Your Friend, Literally
This 20-DOF miniature humanoid acts as a shoulder-mounded remote-telepresence avatar
Video: How Robonaut's Compliant Arms Work
One of Robonaut's creators explains how its arms work—and why you shouldn't be afraid of shaking its hands
Video: Throwable Robot, Roomba-Riding Humanoid, and More from ICRA 2012
Don't miss our video montage featuring the coolest robots of the 2012 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
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Japanese Humanoid Robot Can Keep Its Balance After Getting Kicked
University of Tokyo researchers used kicks, knee strikes, and shoves to test their new robotic legs
Video Friday: Festo's ExoHand, Russian Robonaut, and Hugvie the Huggable Robot
In this edition of Video Friday, we bring you robot videos featuring hands, humanoids, and hugs
DARPA Awards Simulation Software Contract to Open Source Robotics Foundation
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
DARPA Selects Boston Dynamics' Humanoid for Robotics Challenge (UPDATED)
The official hardware platform for the DARPA Robotics Challenge will be a derivative of Boston Dynamics' PETMAN/ATLAS robot