CMU's Zoe Robot Resumes Search for Life on Earth
If Zoe can find life in the Atacama Desert, she might be able to find life on Mars, too
Willow Garage May Sell Limited Edition Velo Grippers
An inexpensive, 3D printable, and very capable new gripper may be coming your way from Willow Garage
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Microsoft's Robot Touch Screen Lets You Palpate a Brain
The TouchMover display uses a robotic mechanism to create haptic feedback
Miniature Quadruped Robot Is Blazingly Fast
This tiny little robot is probably the fastest in the world for its size
UC Berkeley's Little Legged Robots Grow Wings and Tails
Legged robots have a lot to learn from animals with additional accessories
Video Friday: PR1, DARPA Cyborgs, and AR Drones Go Haywire
Before PR2, there was PR1. Plus tons more videos, as always!
Drone Adventures Uses UAVs to Help Make the World a Better Place
Can a handful of drones change the world?
Here's Microsoft's New Kinect Sensor
The new Kinect was announced yesterday, and it's better. Way better.
Robot Octopus Shows Off New Sculls
What tentacled swimming gait works best for a robotic octopus?
Robotic Insect Eyes Destined for Next-Gen Micro Drones
This flexible new camera can see even better than bugs do
JPL BioSleeve Enables Precise Robot Control Through Hand and Arm Gestures
This sensor-studded cuff from JPL enables intuitive robot control
Kuka Robot Competition Offers 20,000-Euro Award
The German company is organizing a competition based on its youBot robot
MIT Cheetah Robot Runs Fast, and Efficiently
It's now the second fastest legged robot in the world
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Finally: Robots Learn What 'Squishy' Really Means
Researchers are teaching robots to use common adjectives to describe how objects feel
Shrewbot Uses Whiskers to Map Its Environment
A robot modeled after a shrew can figure out where it is using just its whiskers
This Robot's Acrobatic Leaps Are the Coolest Thing You'll See Today
This jumping robot video will make you love robots even more
Quadrotor With Tilting Propellers Can Twist in Midair
Some extra degrees of freedom give this quadrotor the ability to pitch and roll while hovering
We're at ICRA 2013: The World's Largest Robot Research Conference!
We're in Karlsruhe, Germany to check out all the latest robotics research
Video Friday: Robo Raven Attacked, Robot Love In the Air, and Superbowl of the Mind
Robot love is in the air. Robo Raven is in the air, too
Insect-Eye Camera Offers Wide-Angle Vision for Tiny Drones
Engineers make a tiny compound eye
FIRST and NI Announce New Robot Controller: Smaller, Faster, Super Rugged
National Instruments will provide FIRST teams with a brand new, and much more powerful, control system for their robots
Beware the Unstoppable Robot Turtle
Flipperbot explores how sea turtles use their flippers to move on land
Video Friday: iCub Rides a Roomba, PR2 Can Hear You Now, and ROBOGAMES!
National Robotics Week may be over, but around here it's always National Robotics Week, especially on Fridays
Unbounded Robotics: The Next Willow Garage Spin-Off?
Four employees from Willow Garage have started a mysterious new robotics company
Mars Attack: The Curiosity Rover’s Laser-Zapping Rock Analyzer
In a timely new memoir, a geologist chronicles his journey from shooting model rockets to becoming one of Curiosity’s lead scientists
Video Friday: Robot Rocket, Giant Sphero, and 3D Printed Head
And more from Festo. And iRobot. And JPL. Get ready for the weekend with Video Friday!
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Video Friday: Robot Jellyfish, Robot Dragonfly, and a Crazy Game of Telepresence Soccer
When it comes to robotic insects, there is certainly such a thing as far too big
Startup Spotlight: SynTouch Seeks to Enable Robots With 'Machine Touch'
This California company has developed an innovative tactile sensor modeled after the human fingertip
Better Eyes for Flying Robots
New systems could improve the vision of micro aerial vehicles
Video Friday: Fly-By Grasping, Quadrotors in Africa, and ROS Does Minecraft
With ICRA 2013 in just a few months, robotics research videos are on the rise, and we've got them here for you