Robots: News
Robotic caretaker: The machine that can feed you on command
We have already seen how good, not to mention productive, machines can be.
'Robot' doctor tells patient he's going to die
In a shocking piece of news, a doctor used a robot to inform his patient that he is going to die.
These researchers created nanorobots to work inside human bodies
Normally, it takes years to build a robot and make it smart enough to work in assembly lines or at airports.
This robot announced its own 'death' prior to server shutdown
Robots are generally associated with their ability to nail cool stuff like backflips or skipping through hurdles.
People in this 400-year-old temple worship a robot 'Goddess'
People visiting Japan's 400-year-old Kodaiji temple will soon be worshipping a new robot deity.
MIT's scary 'Mini Cheetah' robot can do backflips, resist kicks
In a major development, researchers at MIT have unveiled 'Mini Cheetah', a smaller counterpart of their four-legged Cheetah robot.
Chinese girl gets robot to do her homework, stirs debate
Homework is something all kids hate; it can be tedious and, at times, too long to be completed easily.
The first step towards self-aware machines?
Despite the advent of robots and artificial intelligence (AI), truly self-aware robots - a staple of science fiction - seem like they're light years away, given the prevalent levels of robot intelligence.
Meet Centauro, the robot that could help during nuclear catastrophes
Today, even the smallest possibility of a nuclear emergency seems like a nightmare.
Now, robots deliver pizza and coffee to students: Details here
Robotics is the future, and Starship Technologies is leveraging it for the benefit of students.
Romantic love with machines is real: Here's all about it
The connection between man and machine has existed for years.
This smart robot could help elders live independently
Even with best intentions, it can sometimes be difficult to take care of elders in the family.
Amazon has built vests to protect workers from warehouse robots
With robots at Amazon's warehouses increasingly becoming a hazard for the company's warehouse workers, Amazon Robotics has come up with a new vest to protect its employees.
World's first 'robot hotel' fired over 100 robots from work
Many futurists fear that ever-evolving machines, powered by AI, will take away our jobs.
#CES2019: Hyundai showed unreal four-legged 'walking car' project
CES 2019 hosted some really weird, off-the-beat gadgets, but in the automotive category, it was Hyundai that blew our minds.
Soon, robotic dogs could replace CISF's security dogs at airports
While the CISF currently uses dogs - German Shepherds, Labradors, and Belgian Malinois - for airport security, that could soon be a thing of the past.
This terrifying robot by Boston Dynamics can now chase you
Boston Dynamics' super robot Atlas is back. And, this time it's not just strolling or doing backflips, but also leaping over obstacles like a real commando.
Suffering from constipation? These self-vibrating 'robotic pills' might help you
We all hate constipation and the pain it brings along.
This robotic finger for smartphones is just plain creepy
In yet another bizarre by-product of technological advancement, a researcher in France has developed a touch-sensitive robotic finger that can attach itself to smartphones.
This freaky robot works out and sweats like us
People expect robots to perform complex tasks, but they don't realize that making a machine stronger at hands and rigid elsewhere couldn't be the way to bring efficiency.
Meet Moxi: Socially intelligent robot to help healthcare industry
In a bid to lend a helping hand to overburdened nurses and medics, hospitals in the US would start using Moxi, a socially intelligent robot that can assist the clinical staff in day-to-day tasks.
Meet Vector: The robot with a 'soul'
Human imagination has long been engrossed with the idea of lifelike, humanoid robots someday inhabiting our world.
IBM just paved the way for cheap mind-controlled robotic limbs
Controlling robotic objects through mind control in a dramatic fashion has been touted oft times in sci-fi movies.
Rashmi, India's first humanoid robot, can speak Hindi, Bhojpuri, Marathi!
Taking a leaf out of Sophia's (popular human-like robot) book, a 38-year-old Ranchi man is on the verge of developing India's own humanoid robot.
Kerala's robotic scavenger to clean up Tamil Nadu's temple town
Robotic scavenger "Bandicoot", the product of a Kerala-based start-up, would soon be cleaning sewers in the temple town of Kumbakonam in neighboring Tamil Nadu.
Blind Cheetah 3 robot can navigate obstacles, climb stairs
Researchers from MIT have developed a four-legged robot called Cheetah 3 that can run, jump onto desks, and climb obstacle-laden stairs without visual sensors.
Bengaluru students create spider-like robot for rescue operations
Four students of the Sapthagiri College of Engineering in Bengaluru have developed a six-legged, spider-shaped robot.
Sex robot Samantha will now become unresponsive, if treated inappropriately
Famous sex doll Samantha has been updated with a new feature.
Start-up opens first restaurant where robot makes burgers
US-based start-up Creator, which deals in burger-making robots, has unveiled its first robot restaurant in San Francisco.
In a first, surgeons use robot to conduct eye surgery
For the first time ever, robots have been used to conduct eye surgery.
This babysitting robot gives company to China's lonely children
China's young working parents are quite burdened, and have to face the pressures of taking care of their children without the help of large extended families, owing to the lingering impact of the country's one-child policy.
In this restaurant by MIT engineers, robots prepare food
MIT graduates Brady Knight, Michael Farid, Luke Schlueter, and Kale Rogers have opened a new fast food restaurant in downtown Boston called Spyce, where all the meals are prepared by robot chefs in the kitchen.
Scientists develop robots to hug humans
Researchers have developed a humanoid robot called "HuggieBot" that gives hugs to humans.
Boston Dynamics' dog-like SpotMini robot to start selling in 2019
US-based robotics company Boston Dynamics, known for machines that mimic real movements, will finally start selling some robots, starting with the dog-like SpotMini.
Boston Dynamics' robot Atlas learns to run like humans!
US-based robotics company Boston Dynamics' humanoid Atlas has learned to run and navigate autonomously.
Amazon's big bet for the future: Your moving robot butler
According to reports, Amazon is developing a domestic, household robot.
This robot can assemble IKEA chair without any human help
The Control Robotics Intelligence Group (CRI) at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, has developed a fully-automated, two-armed robot that can assemble an IKEA chair kit without human help.
US Army building 3D-printed flexible robots for military use
The US Army Research Laboratory (ARL) has collaborated with the University of Minnesota to develop 3D-printed flexible robots that are practical for military use.
Meet Vera, the Russian robot that is hiring humans
Last year, a McKinsey study found that automation would take '800 million jobs by 2030'. Fast-forward to today, Robots have found yet another job.
5-foot English-speaking robot to guide visitors at Jaipur Wax Museum
Rajasthan's famous Jaipur Wax Museum, situated on the premises of the famous Nahargarh Fort on the Aravali Hills, is all set to introduce a robot to welcome its visitors.