The SaPHaRI lab's NAO robot is designed to provide dynamic mental health support in challenging environments where traditional support is limited or impossible. The Turtlebots explore the interaction ...

Caleb Rucker, an associate professor and B. Ray Thompson Professor in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering, and a team from the University of Tennessee are part of a ...

Hidden lava tunnels on the Moon and Mars could one day shelter human explorers, offering natural protection from radiation and space debris. A European research team has unveiled a bold new mission ...

Inside a UNC-Chapel Hill Science lab sits an autonomous robot. Imagine a machine like a Roomba, but with an arm, so it can pick up things like a dirty sock off the floor. A group of researchers from ...

A robot trained on videos of surgeries performed a lengthy phase of a gallbladder removal without human help. The robot operated for the first time on a lifelike patient, and during the operation, ...

TALOS has announced the pre-selection of 12 cutting-edge projects from its recent Open Call, aiming to enhance robotics and AI integration for safer and more efficient photovoltaic (PV) and ...

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Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital celebrated its annual showcase of innovation with the 2026 Brainiac Robotics Challenge Final.

From R2-D2 to Optimus Prime, Wall-E to The Iron Giant, robots have long captured our collective imaginations. In today’s world, their influence is far less limited to fictional settings; robotics are ...