May 26 2011
Corkscrew-Drive Robot Spirals Over Rough Terrain
Helical coils and an omnidirectional drive are key to this robot's unique maneuverability.
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May 25 2011
Mars Rover Down: Spirit is Dead
NASA has confirmed news that was as inevitable as it was unwelcome: orbiting Mars satellites will cease search operations for the fallen rover at the end of the month.
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May 23 2011
Lingodroid Robots Invent Their Own Spoken Language
A pair of robots has made up their own words to tell each other where they are and where they want to go.
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May 23 2011
Rolling Robot Transforms into Helicopter
When the road gets rough, this robot goes airborne.
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May 13 2011
Robot Train-Plane Could Levitate Future Commuters
The Aero Train is a free-flying, robotic train-plain that levitates on a cushion of air.
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May 13 2011
Mystery Robot Revealed: Luna, the Fully Programmable Adult-Size Personal Robot
The company wants the robot to be analogous to computers and smart phones, where software developers design apps that make the devices more and more useful over time.
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May 12 2011
Snake-Like Robot Swims to the Rescue
A robot inspired by the sandfish lizard could work one day to burrow through debris and rescue earthquake victims.
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May 03 2011
Tiny Robots Reveal Why We Share
Using simple robots to simulate genetic evolution over hundreds of generations, scientists shed light on why humans help each other.
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Apr 29 2011
Robot Catches Two Baseballs With Amazing Precision
Rollin’ Justin, a humanoid robot, can catch two flying balls thrown in his direction at the same time.
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Apr 27 2011
Rolling Robot Inspired by Caterpillar
These crawling bots could one day explore tricky danger zones or aid in search-and-rescue operations.
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