The Latest Breaking News on Robotics

Robot food delivery arrives in London as Deliveroo launches new service

Four more locations will be added in the coming weeks and months

The Independent UK · Oct 7

Kawasaki Wants a Robot Human To Go With Its Robot Horse

Kawasaki Heavy Industries, the parent company of Kawasaki Motors, has been quietly developing its Kaleido AI-powered humanoid robot to go along with its robot horse.

RideApart · Oct 7

Humanoid robots destroy themselves after being decommissioned

The two-year-old robots were trained to throw themselves into molten steel after no longer serving a purpose

The Independent UK · Oct 2

Spacecraft returns to Earth after rescue mission for ageing Nasa telescope fails

Series of in-flight problems meant Link, a ‘commercial space robot’, could not salvage the Nasa observatory

The Guardian - US · Sep 25

Scientists reveal findings from the first robot to ever run a marathon

Pioneering run could lead to new kinds of robots for more functional purposes, scientists behind it say

The Independent UK · Sep 24

Viral Video Looks Like Sci-Fi, But The World Did In Fact Just See Its First ‘Man Vs. Robot’ Cage Fight

You might be thinking, “What in the Black Mirror?” But nope, this isn’t some dystopian fever dream. The world just witnessed its first-ever MMA fight between a human and an actual humanoid robot. And if the odds weren’t unfairly stacked to begin with, the human in question wasn’t even an…

Bored Panda · Sep 24

Meet Barbie Pig: new documentary reveals the wonders of life on the Pacific seabed

A magical new film captures the secret life of the deep sea in a stretch of the ocean at risk from industrial mining

The Guardian - UK · Sep 22

Five British schoolgirls built a robot with folding arms designed to create wildfire firebreaks

Five schoolgirls from Kent have built a robot to combat wildfires. Their innovative design features five-meter folding arms for clearing vegetation effectively. This remarkable achievement earned them the chance to represent Great Britain at an international robotics competition. The team will compete in South Korea, showcasing their solution to environmental…

The Times of India · Sep 21

Toyota Is Installing 400,000 Robots, But Humans Still Matter

Toyota turns 400,000 factory robots into line partners that learn from takumi, aiming for higher build consistency without cutting human judgment.

Motor1 · Sep 21

40 Years Later, The Most Surprisingly Hardcore Animated Movie Ever Is Pure Cinema

We've still got the touch! Here's why 'The Transformers: The Movie' is more than the infamous Optimus Prime moment.

Inverse · Sep 19