Via Kurzweil AI: University of Wyoming researchers have received a $100,000 National Science Foundation grant to further develop swarm of tiny robots that could help clean up oil spills or respond to a terrorist attack. A swarm of small robots would cover a larger area more quickly than a single robot, and if one failed, […]

An interesting breakthrough, robots that expend about the sae amount of energy getting themselves around as human beings do: A trio of androids that amble along with exceptional power efficiency and "instinctive" co-ordination were unveiled for the first time on Thursday. The three mechanical bipeds, built by researchers from Cornell University, the University of Michigan […]

See, I told you this was a good idea. And what a great name…Rotundus. Actually, that’s kind of what I feel like after a little too much holiday indulgence. Spherical security robots are a good idea, but I hope they stick with the shiny metallic ones as shown in the linked article. I, for one, […]

Via Kurzweil AI, check out this New Scientist report on a new modular, shape-shifting robot: A shape-shifting robot comprised of many independently moving components has been demonstrated walking, rolling and slithering for the first time. The prototype robot – called ATRON – demonstrated its various metamorphoses in Tokyo on Wednesday. For example, reconfiguring its many […]

Nothing to be alarmed about, folks. Just another one of those monkeys-controlling-robots-with-their-brains stories. No big deal. Happens all the time. Move along, now.