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Robotics

The latest developments in consumer robots, humanoids, drones, and automation
RoboticsNewsHumanoid Robots

A Drone that Flies and Drives!

Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos

4 min read
Person standing near a black drone ready for flight takeoff on a concrete floor in a workshop.
A vast manufacturing hall stretches into the distance, with robotic vehicles visible in the foreground.
RoboticsMagazineFeature

Hyundai's Metaplant Is Transforming EV Production

In America’s most advanced car factory, robot dogs inspect welds

11 min read
White robot fish swimming underwater with visible circuitry.
RoboticsNewsJournal Watch

How Electromagnetic Fins Propel Robotic Swimmers

Novel fin design boosts aquatic agility

2 min read
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From Bottleneck to Breakthrough: AI in Chip Verification

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A smiling black woman wearing glasses and an orange shirt holds an two wheeled robot consisting of a flat piece with multiple boards, wires, and electronics on top.
CareersRoboticsProfile

Her Hands-On Robots Make STEM More Inclusive

Carlotta Berry’s research and outreach support hands-on learning

6 min read
A collection of 8 video stills showing a man in a silver bodysuit doing tasks including picking up dog poop, wiping a window, peeling an orange, opening a door, using keys, having peanut butter on it's finger, holding up a dress shirt on a hangar, and cleaning a pan with a sponge.
RoboticsAIGuest ArticleHumanoid Robots

A Challenge to Roboticists: My Humanoid Olympics

A gold medal awaits the robot that can conquer doors, laundry, and peanut butter

7 min read

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Conceptual illustration of a mini cross-shaped soft robot tumbling down the length of a small intestine.
BiomedicalRoboticsNews

Micro-Robots Cartwheel Through the Gut

The magnetically controlled bots roll through the digestive tract

4 min read
Robot arm holding a creepy mummy head with round eyes, lit in eerie blue light.
RoboticsNewsHumanoid Robots

Video Friday: Happy Robot Halloween!

Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos

3 min read

Journal Watch

The latest engineering and computer science advances in context from IEEE Spectrum and the Xplore Digital Library
AINewsJournal Watch

AI Models Struggle With Reading Analog Clock

3 min read
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RoboticsNewsJournal Watch

How Electromagnetic Fins Propel Robotic Swimmers

2 min read
White robot fish swimming underwater with visible circuitry.
BiomedicalNewsJournal WatchTelecommunications

How Wi-Fi Signals Can Help Track Your Heartbeat

3 min read
Over the shoulder view of researching reviewing line graph data on their laptop
RoboticsNewsJournal Watch

New Mapping Model Enhances Robot Terrain Navigation

2 min read
A four-legged robot successfully crawling under a bench and walking over a sidewalk curb. Each image is paired with a visualization of the three-dimensional mapping technique driving its actions.
BiomedicalNewsJournal Watch

Pill-Sized Robot Helps Assess Gut Health

3 min read
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Deep-Space Signals Get Precision Boost with New Codes

2 min read
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Ultrasound Makes Artificial Muscles Bubble to Life
RoboticsNewsBiomedical

Ultrasound Powers New Artificial Muscles

Acoustic technology could transform soft robotics in medicine

3 min read
Submarine periscope partially submerged in calm water.
RoboticsNewsClimate TechClimate Change

Floating Robots Monitor Ocean's Carbon Storage

“Biogeochemical” profiling reveals the impact of marine heatwaves

5 min read
Stylish humanoid robot walking in marble hallway, dressed in brown hooded outfit. Also human walking next to humanoid dressed in white jacket and black pants
RoboticsNewsHumanoid Robots

Meet Destiny! A human-size humanoid robot from Unitree

Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos

2 min read

The Scale Issue

Humanity’s greatest challenges require us to radically scale up our ingenuity
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EnergyAerospaceMagazineFeatureSpecial ReportsOctober 2025Climate TechThe Scale Issue

If We Want Bigger Wind Turbines, We’re Gonna Need Bigger Airplanes

9 min read
A rendering of the WindRunner aircraft in flight over mountainous desert
RoboticsMagazineFeatureSpecial ReportsOctober 2025Humanoid RobotsThe Scale Issue

Reality Is Ruining the Humanoid Robot Hype

5 min read
Robots with shovels stand in a container, ready for deployment on a pallet.
Climate TechMagazineFeatureSpecial ReportsOctober 2025The Scale IssueClimate Change

How Much Carbon Do We Need to Capture?

3 min read
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AerospaceMagazineFeatureSpecial ReportsOctober 2025The Scale Issue

What’s Lost When Stars Disappear from View

8 min read
A man looks at the starry night sky.
AIMagazineFeatureSpecial ReportsOctober 2025The Scale Issue

Will We Know Artificial General Intelligence When We See It?

12 min read
Will We Know Artificial General Intelligence When We See It?
RoboticsNewsHumanoid Robots

Caltech's M4 Robot Transforms, and More Robot Videos

Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos

3 min read
Caltech humanoid robot bent over at the bipedal attachment point with wheeled drone on its back exits building.
Roomba vacuum signed by iRobot team, showing control buttons, on wooden floor.
RoboticsConsumer ElectronicsFeature

iRobot's Focus Group Changed Everything

Joe Jones describes how the Roomba came to be

9 min read
Boston Dynamics humanoid robot giving two thumbs-up in a well-lit industrial setting.
RoboticsNewsHumanoid Robots

Robot Videos: Boston Dynamics' Robot Hand, and More

Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos

3 min read
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EnergyWebinarComputing

Advancing Magnetized Target Fusion by Solving an Inverse Problem with COMSOL Multiphysics

Join us for an insightful presentation on General Fusion’s cutting-edge LM26 fusion demonstration

A drone flips rapidly and lands on top of a fast moving car, captured in multiple positions against a blurred background.
RoboticsNewsHumanoid Robots

Video Friday: 110 km/h Drone Landing

Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos

3 min read
Advanced robot torso with mechanical arms and visible cables.
RoboticsNewsHumanoid Robots

Why the World Needs a Flying Robot Baby

iRonCub3 could be the future of disaster-response robots

4 min read