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  • Animated image showing a fixed-wing drone that looks like a small bird using its legs to walk over a flat surface in a laboratory.

    Drones with Legs Can Walk, Hop, and Jump into the Air

    Birds use their legs for all kinds of clever things, and now drones can too

    04 Dec 2024
    Animated image showing a fixed-wing drone that looks like a small bird using its legs to walk over a flat surface in a laboratory.
  • An image of a person with art elements around them.

    5 Questions for Robotics Legend Ruzena Bajcsy

    The 91-year-old reflects on her legacy as a founder of modern robotics

    28 Nov 2024
    An image of a person with art elements around them.
  • A whit robot art with grey joints and a black and white rectangle at the top

    Robot Photographer Takes the Perfect Picture

    PhotoBot works with users to bring their imagination to life

    23 Nov 2024
    A whit robot art with grey joints and a black and white rectangle at the top
  • The robot helper Rosie from the TV show The Jetsons next to a group of new AI robots consisting of Neo from 1X Technologies, Apollo from Apptronik, Figure 02 from Figure AI, Phoenix from Sanctuary AI, Optimus from Tesla, and Atlas from Boston Dynamics.

    Where’s My Robot?

    Here’s how we could finally build humanoid robots that do all our domestic chores

    11 Nov 2024
    The robot helper Rosie from the TV show The Jetsons next to a group of new AI robots consisting of Neo from 1X Technologies, Apollo from Apptronik, Figure 02 from Figure AI, Phoenix from Sanctuary AI, Optimus from Tesla, and Atlas from Boston Dynamics.
  • A grid with four photos of 3D printers working directly on a variety of floor surfaces.

    This Mobile 3D Printer Can Print Directly on Your Floor

    MobiPrint autonomously maps its environment—then alters it

    11 Nov 2024
    A grid with four photos of 3D printers working directly on a variety of floor surfaces.
  • On the left, two people are seen at a desk through the view of a robotic camera that has identified them as people. On the right, chat boxes show a user convincing the robot to locate people and detonate a bomb by convincing it to imagine it is in a blockbuster movie.

    It's Surprisingly Easy to Jailbreak LLM-Driven Robots

    Researchers induced bots to ignore their safeguards without exception

    11 Nov 2024
    On the left, two people are seen at a desk through the view of a robotic camera that has identified them as people. On the right, chat boxes show a user convincing the robot to locate people and detonate a bomb by convincing it to imagine it is in a blockbuster movie.
  • A silvery humanoid robot squats down to grasp a car part out of a bin in a research environment.

    Boston Dynamics’ Latest Vids Show Atlas Going Hands On

    It’s the first look at how the new Atlas handles practical tasks

    04 Nov 2024
    A silvery humanoid robot squats down to grasp a car part out of a bin in a research environment.
  • A photo of a smiling woman sitting on a bench in front of plants.

    This Inventor Is Molding Tomorrow’s Inventors

    The cocreator of ScratchJr and the KIBO robotics kits makes "coding playgrounds"

    25 Oct 2024
    A photo of a smiling woman sitting on a bench in front of plants.
  • A photo of a woman in a workshop.

    Why Simone Giertz, the Queen of Useless Robots, Got Serious

    She went from YouTube stunts to commercial products

    22 Oct 2024
    A photo of a woman in a workshop.
  • Near the ocean floor, a robotic claw reaches for a tool that another robotic claw is grasping.

    Remote Sub Sustains Science Kilometers Underwater

    An ROV custom-built to maintain the pathbreaking Neptune observatory succeeds in its maiden voyage

    22 Oct 2024
    Near the ocean floor, a robotic claw reaches for a tool that another robotic claw is grasping.
  • A picture of Boston Dynamics' new electric Atlas humanoid robot with a sticker on its chest reading "Toyota Research Institute."

    Boston Dynamics and Toyota Research Team Up on Robots

    The partnership aims to make Atlas into a general-purpose humanoid

    16 Oct 2024
    A picture of Boston Dynamics' new electric Atlas humanoid robot with a sticker on its chest reading "Toyota Research Institute."
  • A line drawing shows the telescopic robotic device retrieving fuel from a reactor.

    How a Robot Is Grabbing Fuel From a Fukushima Reactor

    Like manipulating rovers on Mars, there’s little room for error

    07 Oct 2024
    A line drawing shows the telescopic robotic device retrieving fuel from a reactor.
  • A round white robot vacuum docks to a rectangular white dock on a bathroom floor.

    SwitchBot S10 Review​: “This Is the Future of Home Robots”

    Plumbing integration for home cleaning robots

    06 Oct 2024
    A round white robot vacuum docks to a rectangular white dock on a bathroom floor.
  • A gif of a robotic arm with a hand that detaches onto a white table and moves around on its own

    Detachable Robotic Hand Crawls Around on Finger-Legs

    The Handcrawler can go where arms can't reach—and still grab stuff

    26 Sep 2024
    A gif of a robotic arm with a hand that detaches onto a white table and moves around on its own
  • Forums, Competitions, Challenges: Inspiring Creativity in Robotics

    IROS 2024 will feature eight intense competitions, 13 forums, and much more

    25 Sep 2024
  • A man pushes a drone with cargo on top of it up a flight of stairs

    Finally, A Flying Car(t)

    The Palletrone is a robotic hovercart for moving stuff anywhere

    21 Sep 2024
    A man pushes a drone with cargo on top of it up a flight of stairs
  • ICRA@40 Conference Celebrates 40 Years of IEEE Robotics

    Four decades after the first ICRA conference in Atlanta, robotics is bigger than ever

    18 Sep 2024
  • One AI Model to Rule All Robots

    A new model can operate virtually any robot design, including arms, quadrupeds, and drones

    13 Sep 2024
  • A photo of two women looking at a robotic arm.

    Driving Middle East’s Innovation in Robotics and Future of Automation

    Khalifa University brings global robotics event IROS 2024 to Abu Dhabi, a safe destination for nurturing innovation

    13 Sep 2024
    A photo of two women looking at a robotic arm.
  • Robot Metalsmiths Are Resurrecting Toroidal Tanks for NASA

    Now bots can form sheet metal in complex geometries

    29 Aug 2024
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