Robots

Army Looks to Launch Next-Level, Automated Warehouse at Fort Hood

The appropriate procurement contract for the work is up for consideration.

  • By Brandi Vincent

Robotic Surgeries Are Changing the Game Inside One VA Facility

More than 60 robotics-boosted surgical procedures were performed since March—and the program will likely expand in the next year.

  • By Brandi Vincent

NASA’s Ready for Companies to Put Its ‘Robo-Glove’ to Use

The futuristic, robotic handwear could help people on the job, or if they suffer from limited hand strength.

  • By Brandi Vincent

Soldiers Don’t Trust Robot Battle Buddies. Can Virtual Training Fix That?

Allowing soldiers to train their robot wingmen in game environments could be the key to human-machine teaming.

  • By Patrick Tucker

Naval Hospitals Deploy Germ-Killing Robots Amid Pandemic

The tools are intended to provide an extra level of disinfection against COVID-19.

  • By Brandi Vincent

Old Dog Training Methods Teach Robots New Tricks

Roboticists are still figuring out how robots can learn efficiently from their mistakes.

  • By Jill Rosen, Futurity

COVID-19 Will Spur New Robot 'Friends' and Helpers

Socially assistive robots interact with people and can perform household chores, accomplish health care tasks, and offer emotional support.

  • By Anne Warde, Futurity

Sloth Robot Is a Very Cute Way to Boost Conservation

The new high-tech tool could help save some of the world’s most endangered species.

  • By John Toon, Futurity

DARPA Funds Earthworm-Inspired Soft Robot to Rapidly Dig Military Tunnels 

As part of the Underminer program, General Electric’s innovation arm is perfecting a soft robot to boost battlefield operations.

  • By Brandi Vincent

Cheetah-Inspired Soft Robot 'Gallops' with Super-Speed

The new robots can also run up steep inclines, challenging or impossible for soft robots that exert less force against the ground.

  • By Matt Shipman, Futurity

Ancient Animistic Beliefs Live on in Our Intimacy with Tech

We’re learning that humans can bond, form attachments and dedicate themselves to non-conscious objects or lifeless things with shocking ease.

  • By Stephen T. Asma, aeon

CES Gives a Peek at 2020 Technology

It’s more difficult to predict the next great advancement in government technology but you can spot trends.

  • By John Breeden II

Robots, AI and Drones: When Did Toys Turn into Rocket Science?

Kids have a lot of options besides blocks.

  • By Andrew Maxwell, The Conversation

Trash Talk from a Robot Dings Human Performance

Even trash talk from a robot throws people off their game, research finds.

  • By Byron Spice, Futurity

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Abusing a Robot Won't Hurt It, but It Could Make You a Crueller Person

The influence of robots on human behaviour is increasingly relevant.

  • By Simon Coghlan, Barbara Barbosa Neves and Jenny Waycott, The Conversation

Weapons Makers Unveil A Herd of Robotanks—As the Army Worries about Battlefield Bandwidth

The U.S. Army is determined to field a mid-sized combat robot vehicle, but the prototypes are outstripping the datalinks that would connect them.

  • By Patrick Tucker

Robots Learn about Feelings and Maybe Plot Their Takeover

So how far away are we from a machine uprising?

  • By John Breeden II

The Future of the Marines Is Smaller, More Robotic, More Naval

The new Commandant of the Marine Corps lays out a vision for high-tech force that will often operate like special forces.

  • By Patrick Tucker

How an Autonomous Self-Assembling Space Robot Could Transform NASA’s Future Missions

The Archinaut One could support NASA’s efforts to reach the moon and Mars—and one day, potentially defend itself in outer space.

  • By Brandi Vincent

'MacGyver' Robot Builds Tools with What's on Hand

For years, computer scientists and others have been working to provide robots with unconventional problem-solving abilities.

  • By David Mitchell, Futurity

How Birds Perch Could Lead to Nimbler Flying Robots

It could eliminate the need for runways.

  • By Taylor Kubota, Futurity