
Robotics | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Nov 5, 2025 · Robot, know thyself: New vision-based system teaches machines to understand their bodies Neural Jacobian Fields, developed by MIT CSAIL researchers, can learn to …
9 ways robots are helping humans: Robodogs to magnetic slime
Jul 10, 2025 · Robots are helping humans in a growing number of places – from archaeological sites to disaster zones and sewers. The most recent robotic inventions can entertain people in …
Robots news, articles and features | New Scientist
robots Technology Remarkable robot images provide a vision of the future These photographs of humanoid robots by Henrik Spohler are part of his project Tomorrow Is the Question Regulars
A flexible robot can help emergency responders search through …
Apr 2, 2025 · SPROUT is a flexible robot built by MIT Lincoln Laboratory and Notre Dame researchers to assist in disaster response. Emergency responders can use the robot to …
HiBot Corporation | World Economic Forum
HiBot is developing various robotic solutions and has been especially pioneering in improving and employing snake robot technology in different applications, ranging from inspection of pipes to …
What is a robot? - New Scientist
The word “robot” was coined by the Czech writer Karel Čapek in a 1920 play called Rossum’s Universal Robots, and is derived from the Czech robota, meaning “drudgery” or “servitude”.
Ping pong bot returns shots with high-speed precision
May 8, 2025 · MIT engineers developed a ping-pong-playing robot that quickly estimates the speed and trajectory of an incoming ball and precisely hits it to a desired location on the table.
The 25 best fictional robots – according to New Scientist
Jul 23, 2025 · From R2D2 to the Terminator via Bender and Johnny-5, we choose our favourite robots from books, films and television series
Humanoid robots offer disruption and promise. Here's why
Jun 16, 2025 · Companies and individuals alike can benefit from humanoid robots, but society and industry will require clear guardrails to embrace this transformation.
This fast and agile robotic insect could someday aid in mechanical ...
Jan 15, 2025 · New insect-scale microrobots can fly more than 100 times longer than previous versions. The new bots, also significantly faster and more agile, could someday be used to …