Think of actuators as the robot’s muscles —the technology that enables humanoids to move. Actuators come in three types: ...

Paul McCabe] wrote in to let us know about his $25 robot. This small wheeled robot is based on an ESP32 and made using cardboard and hot glue. You drive the contraption using a Bluetooth game ...

To achieve an approachable appearance, the Kriket 3000 incorporates soft lines and rounded corners. The robot’s white colorway contributes to a clean aesthetic. The visual design is intended to be non ...

The left image shows a template for a humanoid robot, while the right image shows the completed self-folded humanoid shape. Assembling a future robot could be as simple as heating it up. Two new ...

A new study has found that a robot’s feedback during a collaborative task can influence the feeling of closeness between the ...

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No robot can reproduce the way that algal cells, begonias, and people can. However, an automaton that’s little more than a stack of blocks has shown that it, too, can make more of its own kind.

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Scientists have developed a concept called Empowerment to help robots to protect and serve humans, while keeping themselves safe. Rather than trying to make a machine understand complex ethical ...

If you grew up playing with LOGO on an old 8-bit computer, you’re probably familiar with the concept of a drawbot. It’s a simple robot that drags a pen around to draw on paper. [Tim] decided to build ...