Blaze-Battling Bot When soaring temperatures and a roof on the brink of collapse made it too dangerous for humans to continue battling the Notre Dame blaze on Monday, the Paris Fire…
News Anchor Horror A humanoid robot TV news anchor named Alex read the news yesterday on Russia-24, a state-owned television channel. The silicone-faced anchor presented some run-of-the-mill updates — and even touched on a…
Balloon Animals NASA is investing in robots that do away with hard metal chassis and instead navigate by rapidly inflating and deflating air-filled sacs. Scientists from Brigham Young University teamed…
Dog Squad Step aside, reindeer — robot dogs are hauling this load. In an ominous video titled “Mush, Spot Mush!” posted on YouTube Tuesday, robot maker Boston Dynamics showed off…
The news that robots are coming for our jobs has been making the rounds for a few years now. And while automation is definitely taking over our lives, many of…
NASA’s InSight lander touched down on the surface of Mars in November. Its mission: to unravel secrets about the creation of the planets in our solar system. Crucial to that…
Gym Class Hero Toyota is on a mission to automate the NBA — it’s built a six-foot-ten robot called Cue 3 that can nail three-pointers all day long. In a…
BibleBot Seniors in search of some high-tech companionship may find comfort in a small robot that can listen to them and read relevant scripture. SanTO is a foot-and-a-half tall robot resembles the…
Mocha-Making Machine Briggo is taking the human barista out of the coffee-buying experience. The Austin-based startup has built a fully automated robotic “Coffee Haus” capable of filling 100 gourmet coffee orders…
Robo-Judge The Estonian Ministry of Justice has officially asked Ott Velsberg, the country’s chief data officer, to design a “robot judge” to take care of a backlog of small claims…
