Innovative Future Tree was built by robots and 3D-printing
Robotic construction has taken another step forward with the Future Tree, a recently completed timber canopy built...
Foster + Partners’ DJI HQ will be a “creative community in the sky”
Foster + Partners have unveiled designs for the new headquarters of DJI, the makers of the world’s most popular...
Lyft launches self-driving cars on the Las Vegas strip
For the first time ever, after you're done partying on the strip, you'll be able to hail an autonomous ride with...
Underwater robots just discovered the world’s biggest dead zone
Underwater robots exploring off the coast of Oman made a devastating discovery this week: the largest dead zone...
Apple’s new recycling robot can disassemble 200 iPhones in a single hour
Just in time for Earth Day, Apple has unveiled a new recycling robot — and it can disassemble 200 iPhones in...
These robots assembled an IKEA chair in 20 minutes without having a meltdown
Who hasn't found themselves ready to throw a half-assembled IKEA chair across the room in a fit of frustration?...
The world’s first 3D-printed steel bridge looks like it came from another planet
Dutch technology company MX3D just officially unveiled the world's first 3D-printed stainless steel bridge. It...
NASA has a plan to put robot bees on Mars
NASA has announced the funding of a new research effort that will explore the possibility of using robot bees to...
MIT and Harvard create soft robotic muscles that can lift 1,000 times their weight
Researchers at the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and Harvard’s Wyss Institute have...
Scientists just discovered evidence of a hidden chamber in the Great Pyramid of Giza
Legend says that there are undiscovered chambers hidden within the Great Pyramid of Giza — a monument which has...
This entire barley field was planted and harvested without humans
Drones and autonomous machinery just seeded, tended, and harvested a crop of barley in the United Kingdom without...
Elon Musk urges UN to ban artificially intelligent ‘killer’ robots
The same man who brought you PayPal, Tesla and SpaceX is now urging the UN to ban the use of artificial intelligence...
This robotic “eel” hunts down the source of water pollution
Lake Geneva's latest resident—all four feet of it—is neither man nor beast. Dubbed the Envirobot, the critter...
Fukushima robot finds lava-like deposits thought to be melted nuclear fuel
Six years after the Fukushima Daiichi meltdowns, there's still a lot of cleanup to be done. Tokyo Electric Power...
Giant robots are building a futuristic house in Switzerland
Researchers from ETH Zurich University plan to use giant robots and 3D printers to build "the first house in the...
Swinging robot inspired by sloths could help future farmers
Over 7 billion people live on Earth, which means feeding our growing population will require us to produce food...
Drones weave moth-inspired pavilion from carbon fiber threads
The buildings of the future could be built with the help of drones. The unmanned aerial vehicles were put to the...
Zaha Hadid Architects 3D prints an experimental structure with the help of robots
Robots are revolutionizing architecture and Zaha Hadid Architects is hopping on board to show what that technology...
Robots construct an art gallery in Shanghai from recycled gray bricks
Archi-Union Architects have completed an unusual art exhibition space in Shanghai with the help of robots. Created...
Meet Gita, an intelligent autonomous cargo robot that can carry your stuff
If you’re conflicted about driving your car to the grocery store, but just can’t fathom the idea of carrying...
Hollywood robot designer builds 13-foot mech suit to clean up Fukushima
A famous Hollywood robot designer has been tapped to help clean up Fukushima. Vitaly Bulgarov and Korea Future...
Elon Musk says we’ll need a universal basic income when all jobs are automated
In a recent interview with CNBC, SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk discussed the future of work, where many of us...
The “octobot” is the world’s first autonomous soft-bodied robot
A silicone robot completely free of electronic parts may sound futuristic, but that’s exactly what researchers...
Elon Musk sponsors helpful robot who may one day do your chores
Ever wished for a robot to do your chores? OpenAI, the open-source research organization sponsored by Elon Musk,...
MIT is 3D printing functional robots that could walk right off the printer
MIT researchers just made a giant leap for robot-kind, by creating a working robot using 3D-printing. The breakthrough...
World’s first robot-run farm to churn out 11 million heads of lettuce per year
A Japanese company is preparing to open the world's first robot-controlled farm. The facility is designed to produce...
Stephen Hawking says AI could spell the end of the human race
Professor Stephen Hawking has revealed in an interview with the BBC that he believes, "The development of full...
Dubai firefighters now have jetpacks in their arsenal
If you’re disappointed that it’s almost 2016 and you don’t have your jetpack yet, don’t despair. Firefighters...
Underwater robots seek and kill invasive starfish
Some killer robots are a good thing. While our planet experiences what many scientists are referring to as the...
Architecture students create 3D printing robots that can build just about anywhere
A team of students at California College of the Arts (CCA) in San Francisco has developed autonomous, mobile 3D...