[James Bruton] is on a quest to explore all the weird and wonderful methods of robot locomotion, and in his latest project created an omnidirectional walker that can move in any direction ...

New developments at CES 2025 have made them more functional too, with robotic arms that can move toys and debris and legs that let them scoot up small obstacles and untangle themselves.

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High levels of energy consumption make production more expensive and exacerbate the climate crisis. A new type of robot technology needs 90% less electricity than conventional ...

Mar. 5, 2025 — Walking into your favorite restaurant and seeing a robot chef in the kitchen may seem far-fetched, but new research suggests that bots could be a solution to persistent labor ...

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Figure, maker of the humanoid robot Figure 02, unveiled its new Helix AI in a video showing two robots working together to put away groceries. Jesse Orrall (he/him/his) is a Senior Video Producer ...

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