After testing 24 robot vacuums at CNET Labs to see how well they clean and avoid obstacles, we discovered an unusual relationship.

MIT engineers have quietly solved one of the biggest bottlenecks in living-tissue robotics, creating synthetic tendons that let soft muscle pull on hard plastic with far more force and control. By ...

Robot vacuums are available at many price points today, and some of them can even mop in addition to vacuum. These are the ...

AES Corporation introduces Maximo, an AI-powered robot that installs solar panels. The company said Maximo will help speed up renewable energy transition and wouldn't replace humans. Big tech ...

Innovations in power-conversion technology are enabling a transformation in robotics design. Today’s integrated power modules are addressing the demanding size, weight, power budgets, and cost ...

What makes many animals run faster and better than robots or humans? Robots run faster than humans due to better agility, robustness, and range. Believe it or not, robot cockroaches can assist ...

Hyundai Motor and Kia are teaming up with Samsung SDI to develop high-performance batteries meant just for robots, with the ...

NOVI, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Universal Robots (UR), the leader in collaborative robotics, is set to elevate fabrication automation at FABTECH 2025 in Chicago, IL, Sept. 8-11, with a range of new ...

Soft robots are prized for their agility and gentle touch, which makes them ideal for traversing delicate or enclosed spaces to perform various tasks, from cultivating baby corals in laboratories to ...

Forward-looking: Engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, have unveiled a flying robot that mimics the agility and precision of a bumblebee. Weighing just 21 milligrams and measuring less ...

With a need to reduce downtime and costs, the power generation industry is more seriously investigating the use of robots in fossil fired power plants. Although fossil power plants are only just ...