From Boston Dynamics: Atlas is the latest in a line of advanced humanoid robots we are developing. Atlas’ control system coordinates motions of the arms, torso and legs to achieve who... Read more
MIT spinout Meka Robotics, recently acquired by Google, creates ‘sociable’ humanoids that could help advance human-robot interaction Are we on the brink of a robotics revolution? That’s what... Read more
If the French team behind the robot can deliver on their promises, Keecker will please both audiophiles and internet of things junkies. We love our screens. Many people have TVs in multiple... Read more
BigDog, Cheetah, WildCat and Atlas have joined Google’s growing robot menagerie. Google confirmed on Friday that it had completed the acquisition of Boston Dynamics, an engineering company t... Read more
Meet Atlas, a humanoid robot capable of crossing rough terrain and maintaining its balance on one leg even when hit from the side. And WildCat, the four-legged robot that can gallop untether... Read more
Cars that can park, brake at a sign of danger and navigate in traffic are on their way to dealers’ showrooms, turning science-fiction fantasies of consumer-owned self-driving vehicles... Read more
DARPA has revealed the completed ATLAS humanoid robot, which is to star in the upcoming DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC) – and it cuts a striking figure. Designed by Boston Dynamics (the guys... Read more
The VELOCIRoACH manages top speeds of almost nine feet per second, despite being the size of, well, a cockroach If you’ve ever seen cockroaches scuttle across the floor and out of reach, you... Read more
It is approximately one-tenth as loud as the original version Fans of freaky-looking robots will already be familiar with DARPA’s quadruped Legged Squad Support System, or LS3 (although it’s... Read more
He predicted that the first wave of robots would most likely become “the body for people with physical disabilities.” MENLO PARK, Calif. — Millions of people watched a robot descend last wee... Read more
The military hopes that improved robot mobility will enable robots to assist across a broader range of missions It’s been a very little over a year since Boston Dynamics was awa... Read more
PETMAN’s creators released the first-ever public video of the robot If you were tasked with testing clothing that was designed to protect soldiers from chemical weapons, it goes withou... Read more
HyQ is the Italian cousin of Boston Dynamics‘ DARPA-funded BigDog. Under development at Istituto Italiano Di Tecnologia (IIT) by a group of researchers led by Professor Darwin Caldwell... Read more
It would be scary to be chased by a military robot. It would also be scary to be chased by a cheetah. So, imagine what it would be like to have a military robotic cheetah sprinting after you... Read more
The loneliness of the long-distance robot: A Cornell University robot named Ranger walked 14.3 miles in about 11 hours, setting an unofficial world record at Cornell’s Barton Hall earl... Read more
