A robot hand built from Lego pieces by a 16-year-old and his father can grab and move objects, displaying similar qualities to a leading robotic hand. Jared Lepora, a student at Bristol Grammar School ...

The state of Alabama has proved that it is incapable of consistently carrying out executions that conform to the Eighth Amendment’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment. After a series of botched ...

Boyd Gaming’s third-quarter revenue was propped up by its casinos in the Midwest and South, as its Las Vegas business struggled amid a regional tourism slump. Revenue rose 4.5%, to $1 billion, the ...

Cultists of Takhisis all over the world, prepare your dark rituals, because Dragonlance is coming back. As announced on X, the legendary creators of the setting, Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, are ...

Its newly launched spider robot can carry out ultrasonic inspections of welds 30 centimetres thick three times faster than previous methods, Russia’s Rosatom has said. (Image: Rosatom) The robotic ...

In a Tesla earnings call Wednesday, the world’s richest man pondered the future of his company’s Optimus robots—and his control over them. Musk has also made it clear that he wants to get paid, a lot.

During Tesla’s (TSLA) latest quarterly earnings call, CEO Elon Musk took the microphone to discuss a bevy of matters related to the EV company. This included Optimus, the humanoid robot in development ...

Chinese robotics startup Noetix Robotics has announced Bumi, the world’s first high-performance humanoid robot priced under ¥10,000 ($1,370). The 94 cm humanoid robot weighing 12 kg can walk on two ...

The Litter-Robot 5 Pro can handle up to five cats and comes with cameras equipped with facial recognition to know everybody’s business. The Litter-Robot 5 Pro can handle up to five cats and comes with ...

Deemed the "Halo Braid," the braiding tool helps stylists by reducing the time needed to complete the popular style. The invention of a hair-braiding robot has won a startup competition at Harvard ...

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Why This Is Important: The reason this is such a game-changer is that most robots are one-trick ponies. A walking robot gets stuck if it needs to cross water. Why Should I Care: This isn’t just about ...