Robots News

Amazon got a lot of ink for its sci-fi drone delivery idea this week, but a more real and immediate robot effort underway in the Seattle retailer's warehouses could save it as much as $916 million a year, according to one analyst.

After you heard President Obama's call for a hike in the minimum wage, you probably wondered the same thing I did: Was Obama sent from the future by Skynet to prepare humanity for its ultimate dominion by robots? But just in case the question didn't occur to you, let me explain.

But his hobby attracted a new sort of attention on Tuesday, when a passing student called out, "Ryan, you going to be delivering for Amazon with that?" He won't be, but Rittenhouse does have a few thoughts about Amazon's recent announcement that it could soon deliver packages via drone - an unmanned flying robot that uses technology similar to his ... (more)

There are, of course, limitations -- the prototype drones can only carry packages lighter than five pounds over a maximum distance of 10 miles.

Love them or hate them, cockroaches are notoriously good escape artists and can flee at astonishing speeds.

You may try my hacks AT YOUR OWN RISK--there's infinite ways to damage or destroy people and property, I can't think of them all.

Digital content, like PDFs and JPEGs, can be altered, manipulated and saved on a number of touchscreen gadgets.

Reliant, a robot that operates underwater to protect Navy vessels and American waters from enemy mines, is also a record breaker.

Robotics and artificial intelligence systems will wipe out more U.S. jobs than they create for some of the next decade before society adapts to the new machines.

A monitor displays what is happening with a da Vinci robot operating system as Dr. John Lenihan operates in Tacoma, Wash., in 2012.

An Amazon.com octocopter flies with a small package on Dec. 1. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos revealed that his company is looking into using drones to deliver small packages.

Inside a Bay Area's Burlingame Hyatt hotel, a robot from a company called Knightscope is prowling around, looking futuristic, sinister, and adorable all at the same time.

These awesome flying robots are taking unmanned flight in new directions. Watch them hover like a bee, flap like a bird and bounce like a ball.

Students from Homewood Middle School are headed to Auburn this weekend, to participate in their regional BEST Robotics event, after winning first place in a local competition last October.

No, this isn't a sci-fi dream. The technology is almost ready. However there is still one condition they must meet to be effective: these devices need to have the same "softness" and flexibility as biological tissues.

A Silicon Valley startup has developed a surveillance robot that it says can cut crime by half, but its appearance on streets would be sure to prompt more debate about technology and privacy.

Experts say robots are taking over the manufacturing industry which is why some local students are learning what they can now so when it's their turn to enter the workforce, they're ready to shine.

Computerworld - Google , the worldwide leader in online search, is also the company behind the dominant Android mobile platform, Google Glass wearable technology and the Google Maps app.

Someday you will take a pill that will fix your body. Sounds like science fiction and, though not yet science fact, it is a tantalizing potential presented by a breakthrough in nano technology and biomedicine from researchers in the U.S., Denmark and Rome.

Intuitive Surgical Inc., the maker of a $1.5 million robot surgery system, told doctors that friction in the arms of some devices may cause the units to stall, the second warning issued about the company's products in a month.