Robotics
Robots are machines built to perform complex tasks that may be too difficult, unsafe or just too tedious for humans.
Live Science takes you through the latest developments in robotics, from the strangest robots to biohybrids, and questions whether we're really ready for intelligent robots. Whatever your interest in automatons, androids and artificial intelligence, our expert team of writers and editors are here to provide you with the latest robotics news, features and articles.
Latest about Robotics
This robot could leap higher than the Statue of Liberty — if we ever build it properly
By Owen Hughes published
Engineers say they have created a design for a robot capable of jumping 400 feet into the air — and it could one day be heading for space.
Self-healing 'living skin' can make robots more humanlike — and it looks just as creepy as you'd expect
By Rory Bathgate published
A combination of cultured cells and silicone could help robots appear more human in future thanks to realistic skin elasticity. And they can smile like us too.
This AI-powered robot has worked out how to solve a Rubik's Cube in just 0.305 seconds
By Harry Baker published
Footage shows the record-breaking TOKUFASTbot solving a Rubik's Cube so fast that it appears to happen in a single move. But in reality, advanced AI is helping it rapidly turn the puzzle's colored panels in an imperceptibly fast sequence.
DeepMind experimenting with 'Shadow Hand' that can withstand a severe beating in the name of AI research
By Bobby Hellard published
The Shadow Hand robotic appendage is primarily built for machine learning projects with a focus on dexterity — but its creators want you to know just how tough it is.
Meet LocoMan, the quirky robot dog that can stand up on its hind legs like a meerkat and play with objects
By Bobby Hellard published
Groundbreaking low-cost ‘loco-manipulators’ transform a humble robot dog into a dexterous bot capable of walking and handling objects simultaneously.
Watch Boston Dynamics' newest Atlas robot wake up in the creepiest way possible
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
Boston Dynamics replaces its flagship humanoid robot after 10 years with a completely new machine that looks like the Pixar lamp with a mechanical humanoid body.
Watch derpy robots show off their soccer skills thanks to new AI training method
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
Short, stumpy robots learned how to play soccer — and improved their skills dramatically thanks to a new AI training technique that combines several pre-existing methods.
AI-powered humanoid robot can serve you food, stack the dishes — and have a conversation with you
By Drew Turney published
Figure 01 learned how to make coffee by watching a human do it, and now it can speak to you like a person.
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