Glitching robots make hilarious viral videos — but AI experts say they signal 'Terminator'-level armageddon: 'Early warning signs'

They may seem like scenes out of a slapstick comedy, but viral robot mishaps are no laughing matter — experts even warn they ...
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Better robot motors could make robots affordable and practical

Robots are everywhere in our imaginations—helping older adults at home, stocking warehouses, cleaning offices, and taking on dangerous jobs that humans shouldn’t have to do. Yet outside of factories ...

I just saw the first film ever made about a robot and I guess we've always been worried about them

We've been obsessed with humanoid robots for a long time, more than a century in fact. While most credit Czech writer Karel ...
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Giving AI A Body: Why Robots Are Evolving So Quickly Today

A few short months ago, almost every robot made by the hundreds of companies working on humanoid robots could charitably be described as slow, topping out at around three mph. Walking was on the ...
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Origami-inspired robot built from printable polymers uses electric current to move

With their ability to shapeshift and manipulate delicate objects, soft robots could work as medical implants, deliver drugs ...

Could this robot race become the next Boston Marathon?

Just 15 runners lined up at the starting line for the first Boston Marathon in 1897. David Grilk hopes to get nearly that ...
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This simple change stops robot swarms from getting stuck

In crowded environments, more robots don’t always mean faster results—in fact, too many can bring everything to a standstill.