Robots News

The north grand court at The Somerset Collection was teeming with homemade robots Saturday afternoon as students from Cranbook Kingswood convened at the mall to share their expertise in robotics and give hands-on demonstrations for the public.

Joseph Penna, 5, watches the robotic arms of a da Vinci Surgical Systems machine move rubber bands around a rubber site.

Robots Podcast #97 features Carlo Ratti , Associate Professor of the Practice in MIT's Department of Urban Studies and Planning, and Director of MIT's SENSEable City Laboratory , discussing the lab's purpose and several of its projects, which include the Digital Water Pavilion installation in Spain, depicted in the composite photo above.

Catherine Morris, Senior Account Manager, ATI Industrial Automation, has been named the first woman Chair of Robotic Industries Association , the industry trade group representing more than 265 companies involved in robotics in North America.

It happens every time some new technology threatens to put people out of work: a public campaign to save jobs.

A southwestern Ontario construction and design firm specializing in ag buildings has struck a partnership with a major milking equipment supplier to offer a full-service dairy barn package.

A Japanese-developed robot that mimics the movements of its human controller is bringing the Hollywood blockbuster "Avatar" one step closer to reality.

Patiently she sits, waiting for her Prince Charming to call. But her phone isn't ringing and it's not that she isn't attractive.

Aside from having quite a wide range of artillery, the robots also have protective gear in the form of an armor that explodes when another robot's weapon hits it.

A screenshot from a Ford video shows how Active Park Assist works in the Flex model.

Paper structures built using the principles of origami could lead to cheap, easy-to-make robots that are very different than their more traditional metal brethren.

Robots are becoming more important to search and rescue operations. But the way they communicate with their operators is not always best.

Shares of iRobot Corp. plunged more than 34 percent to $25.17 yesterday after the Bedford robot maker warned of possible losses as cuts in defense spending reduce demand for its military robots.

Our dreams of having a robot powered by human waste that brings in the daily paper may soon become a reality.

Face-stealing robots, strobe lighting and steampunk all lie in wait at this year's Kinetica Art Fair .

I love the Internet. As with most guys who grew up in the Star Wars era, I maintained an abnormal fascination with technology, electronic toys, and the future.

Powered by nothing more than puffs of air, robots molded from paper and silicone rubber can bend, twist, grip and even lift more than 100 times their weight.

Shopping at The Somerset Collection will be a bit different this weekend as more than 100 students fromA Cranbook Kingswood will convene at the mall to share their expertise in robotics with hands-on demonstrations for the public.

On February 11 and 12, NIT-Adityapur will host Bot Sumo, a workshop to assemble robots, in association with Bhubaneshwar-based RoboticWares Private Limited, one of the fastest growing technology solution providers in South Asia.

Shares of iRobot are down dramatically in late trading Wednesday on disappointing financial guidance due to an expected decline in the company's defense robotics business.