Robots are super interesting, but you probably shouldn’t start learning about them with a full-sized industrial SCARA arm or anything. Better to learn with something smaller and simpler to understand.

Robots don't have to be overly complex to perform more than basic tasks. Carnegie Mellon University researchers have created SIMbot, a human-sized cylindrical robot that gets around with only one ...

If you’re designing a robot for a specific purpose, you’re probably ordering fresh parts and going with a clean sheet design. If you’re just building for fun though, you can just go with whatever ...

Bipedal (two-legged) robots are sophisticated machines, but they are not the most graceful when things go wrong. A simple ...

A group of robot enthusiasts built the world’s first mini sumo robot from scratch. Launched in a Kickstarter campaign, the team needs to raise money to start mass production of the mini robot and make ...

When a robot company is founded by graduates from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, you can bet they’ll create some innovative products. iRobot, famed for the Roomba robo-vac, is arguably the ...

Ever heard of the Keepon robot? Originally created as a therapeutic tool to interact with children with autism and other social disorders, this cute, dancing, and addictive social robot has gained ...

The science magazines of the 50s were fond of portraying the future as populated with ‘droids designed to ease life in every way imaginable. Sadly, it is the future, and that’s not quite the way ...

If you want to build an actual HAL 9000, all you need is an LED, some carpentry skills, and any laptop accessing a talking AI ...

AI robot powered by LLMs hilariously mimics Robin Williams in office experiment, highlighting current challenges in embodied artificial intelligence.

Robot vacuum going in circles? Experts explain the simple causes behind this odd behaviour and the quick fixes that usually ...

The science magazines of the 50s were fond of portraying the future as populated with ‘droids designed to ease life in every way imaginable. Sadly, it is the future, and that’s not quite the way ...