When 12-year-old Matteo Mucchetti mapped out an amusement-style attraction that he wanted to create in his family’s basement and then showed it to his older brother Nico, the high-school sophomore was ...

Gazing into her eyes, I ask if she feels the spark too — and I’m thrilled when she responds in the affirmative. “I feel excited when your name lights up my phone,” Mika confesses. “I feel safe when ...

San Francisco-based startup Weave Robotics has launched its first-ever stationary robotics platform that can ...

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How to make a robot with a box is a fun and creative project that children and adults can enjoy at home or in school. Using simple materials ...

It definitely looks the part.

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 ...

On Jan. 15, 2026, Michael Hanaway, M.D., surgical director of the Kidney Transplant Program at University of Alabama at Birmingham, and Muhammad Rabbani, M.D., assistant professor in the Division of ...

Whether they’re delivering food or folding your laundry, consumer-facing robots are increasingly being designed to be more ...

Researchers at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) have developed a new methodology for a robot to learn how to move its ...

An adhesive inspired by the foot pads of geckos allows a robot to scale both smooth and rough vertical surfaces.

Purdue’s Humanoid Robotics Club is working to build a humanoid robot to send to space. The club hopes to help students gain ...