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It’s been a long day at the office and all you want to do is grab a cold one and plop down in front of the TV. But just as you’re getting comfy, you notice something odd on the floor in front of you. It’s a message spelled out in your son’s Legos, only he’s not quite old enough to spell. And if he were, he certainly wouldn’t write “DIE!” on the living room floor in colorful plastic bricks.
Given my somewhat idiosyncratic taste in family films, I should probably start this review with a disclaimer — if you thought I was crazy for championing “Meet the Robinsons” and “Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium,” then I’m probably never going to convince you that “Astro Boy” is a delightfully funny and poignant family film that’s not afraid to address adult themes.
Scientists on Florida's Gulf Coast are trying to find an underwater robot that has mysteriously vanished.
Staff Sgt. Juan Amaris laid in intensive care recovering from life-threatening burns when he got a peculiar visit from his doctor. Dr. Kevin Chung — rather, a 5-foot-tall camouflage-clad robot with Chung's face on a monitor — rolled in to check on him.
Panasonic Corp. said Tuesday has developed a medical robot that dispenses drugs to patients, the Japanese electronics giant's first step into robotics.
Let’s pretend it’s the not-so-distant future. There you are, standing in the pile of rubble that used to be your home, minding your own business, when suddenly you’re confronted by a hulking humanoid robot with glowing red eyes.
Japan hopes to have a two-legged robot walk on the moon by around 2020, with a joint mission involving astronauts and robots to follow, according to a plan laid out Friday by a government group.
Opening a car trunk or controlling a home air conditioner could become just a wish away with Honda's new technology that connects thoughts inside a brain with robotics.
History manufactures its most memorable moments in out-of-the-way places. An Ohio bicycle shop was the birthplace of the the airplane. This generation may one day remember what was invented in the basement of a 99-cent store.
A new walking, talking robot from Japan has a female face that can smile and has trimmed down to 43 kilograms (95 pounds) to make a debut at a fashion show. But it still hasn't cleared safety standards required to share the catwalk with human models.
Japan's robot teacher calls roll, smiles and scolds, drawing laughter from students with her eerily lifelike face. But the developer says it's not about to replace human instructors.
Snake-like robots that can climb scaffolding to inspect high-rise construction sites, bend at will to defuse roadside bombs or roll down your esophagus to peer at your digestive tract may soon be lending construction workers, soldiers and doctors a flexible hand.
Toyota has developed a motorized stand-up-and-ride Segway lookalike designed to help people scoot around at malls and airports.
The “Metal Gear Solid” video game series generates fan fervor to rival any “Star Wars” movie or Apple iProduct. What started as an action-meets-sci-fi title for the Japanese MSX2 computer in 1987 has become a deeply beloved, multi-platinum hit machine.
The lights dimmed, the sold-out hall grew hushed and out walked the conductor — shiny, white and 4 feet, 3 inches tall.
Classical music enthusiasts long have sought to drum up support for the musical genre among young people, and now they have a secret weapon: the 4-foot-3, childlike robot ASIMO.
They're not quite the automatons and androids of popular culture, but the small sporting robots on the field in Germany this week are no less entertaining.
Cars passing O'Terrill's pub screech to a halt at the sight of a 300-pound, waist-high robot marked "SECURITY" rolling through downtown long after dark.
How robots act, think and sense the world around them will be the focus of an upcoming exhibit billed as the largest and most comprehensive nationwide on robotics.
The El-E robot looks like something you'd see in a Hollywood sci-fi flick: It's got two lenses spaced together just like eyes and a slender 5 1/2-foot-tall body. It spurts out wacky catch phrases when it accomplishes its goals.
Astronauts bound for orbit this week will dabble in science fiction, assembling a "monstrous" two-armed space station robot that will rise like Frankenstein from its transport bed.
Japan's love affair with robots could be said to be more than 300 years old.
At a university lab in a Tokyo suburb, engineering students are wiring a rubbery robot face to simulate six basic expressions: anger, fear, sadness, happiness, surprise and disgust.
And you thought the dot-com bubble burst years ago: A British travel company has paid $1.1 million for the Internet domain name cruises.co.uk, a price that is effectively a million bucks just for the letter "S" since it already owns the address cruise.co.uk.
Ready for the Robot RevolutionCompared with the agile, intelligent robots envisioned in science fiction, today's real-life robots may seem relatively unimpressive.
Making 3D Maps on the MoveAt a robotics conference last week, a vehicle called ROAMS demonstrated a cheap approach to mobile map-making.
GortThe eight-foot metal robot accompanies Klaatu, a visitor to Earth from a distant planet, aboard a flying saucer. He does not speak, but uses a beam weapon projected from beneath a visor to vaporize weapons and obstacles.
Video: Robot-Man Walks Like the Real Thing The makers of the eerily lifelike robotic mule have a new creation: a machine that walks around like a real human being. Boston Dynamics is building the "Petman" prototype for the U.S. Army, to test out protective clothing.
Monkeys Repulsed by CGI Monkey Renderings...Just Like We Were to the Polar ExpressThe response takes its name from a graph ([image in article]) of human emotional response as a function of a depiction's human-likeness.
Military robot 'hops' over wallsNew video footage has been released of a robot that can leap over obstacles more than 7.5m (25ft) high.
Scientists mull limits as computers get smarterScientists meeting at Asilomar say fears of technology transforming the workforce are legitimate.
A Soldier's Eye in the Sky - Hovering Drones, Sensors, & Rockets in a Box...the new drones, made by Honeywell, are designed to hover over a crucial spot on a battlefield like helicopters, instead of flying in a wide circle.
Robot Hands w/ Pencil, Bouncy Ball [MUST SEE VIDEO]These robot hands bounce a bouncy ball faster than you can believe, twirl a pencil, and catch things. You must see it to believe it. Wow.
Scientists fear a revolt by killer robotsA ROBOT that makes a morning cuppa, a fridge that orders the weekly shop, a car that parks itself.
SciFi great Vernor Vinge:"AI [Artificial Intelligence] to Surpass Human Intelligence By 2020" Artificial intelligence (AI) will surpass human intelligence after 2020, predicts SciFi and AI notable Vernor Vinge who has warned about the risks and opportunities that an electronic super-intelligence would offer to mankind.
Iowa State robot available for ribbon cuttings, birthday parties, uprisingsA nameless robot did the ribbon cutting the Iowa State new Electrical and Computer Engineering building.
Scientists Worry Machines May Outsmart ManA robot that can open doors and find electrical outlets to recharge itself. Computer viruses that no one can stop. Predator drones, which, though still controlled remotely by humans, come close to a machine that can kill autonomously.
Upcoming Military Robot Could Feed on Dead BodiesIt could be a combination of 19th-century mechanics, 21st-century technology — and a 20th-century horror movie.
Monkey moves robot using mind controlThe animal can operate the robot with such dexterity that it can reach out to grab, and turn a handle. The mechanical arm has an arm, elbow, wrist and simple hand, which the monkey controls with the power of thought.
Upcoming Military Robot Could Feed on Dead Bodiesdoes anyone else think this is gross?
Metal muscles drive 'robo-bat' Micro Aerial VehicleWe've seen the development of a tiny a 'nano air vehicle' inspired by the hummingbird, a UAV based on a Pterodactyl and a six-inch long robotic spy plane that, like this new design from North Carolina University, draws on the physical characteristics of a bat.
9 gadgets we covetWe possess the heart of an early adopter but the wallet and wary sensibility of a cautious consumer. And so it seems we find ourselves with a bad case of gadget lust. Here's a look at nine devices that we know we don't need ... and yet we really really want.
Robot invented to crawl through veins SCIENTISTS FROM Israel's Technion University have unveiled a tiny robot, made using Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) technology, purportedly able to crawl through a person's veins in order to diagnose and potentially treat artery blockage and cancer.
Into the dark and cold: Hopkins Professor Helps Send Robot to Nearly Unknown Ocean FloorA Johns Hopkins University engineering professor helped guide an underwater vehicle this week to one of the coldest, darkest, most remote places on Earth.
A robot displaying human emotion has been unveiledKobian, a "humanoid" robot, which can express seven human emotions, has been unveiled by researchers at Waseda University in Japan.
Israel Develops Military Robot SnakeIsraeli defense researchers are working on a robot snake that can sneak through cracks and into buildings to send back sound and video of enemy movements — or even plant explosives.
Dustbot the street cleaning robotWhat is believed to be the world's first robot that comes to take away rubbish from your house when you want it to has been unveiled in Italy. The Dustbot can be summoned to your address through a mobile phone any time of the day.
Can robots ever be like humans?Simple tasks such as walking and picking up objects are part of everyday life for people, but such mundane tasks still present major challenges for today's robots.
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