We’re far from realizing the kind of nanomachines envisioned in media like “The Diamond Age” and Metal Gear Solid, but scientists have just taken a meaningful step towards the next best thing. A team ...

Robots now see the world with an ease that once belonged only to science fiction. They can recognise objects, navigate cluttered spaces and sort thousands of parcels an hour. But ask a robot to touch ...

The humanoid robot has previously been shown playing table tennis, shooting basketballs, and performing martial arts routines. This incident, however, highlights one of the risks of close-range ...

This article was commissioned in conjunction with the Professors’ Programme, part of Prototypes for Humanity, a global initiative that showcases and accelerates academic innovation to solve social and ...

From Trump pump to bankruptcy dump — iRobot (the company behind the iconic Roomba) is a stark reminder of the risks that come with “meme stocks.” The stock is down ~80% after the company filed for ...

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A tear in an ultra-fine blood vessel, just 100 microns wide — one tenth of a millimetre — must be meticulously repaired to restore blood flow to transplanted tissue taken from another part of the body ...

Retail investors think there's a short-squeeze brewing in shares of robot vacuum maker iRobot. The Roomba maker's stock has surged in the last few days on little news. Sentiment toward iRobot among ...

Humanoid robots developed by leading companies such as Tesla, Figure AI, Unitree Robotics, and EngineAI are now capable of performing smooth, fluid movements that closely mirror human actions. - ...