Robotics

Construction robots weld, bolt, lift to beat worker shortage

Apr 23, 2018

Robots that can weld and bolt are being developed for construction sites

Shanghai gets automated bank with VR, robots, face scanning

Apr 23, 2018

Shanghai gets automated "unmanned bank" equipped with facial recognition software, a virtual reality room and talking robots

Robot designed for faster, safer uranium plant pipe cleanup

Apr 21, 2018

Autonomous robot created to roll through pipes as high-tech helper in uranium plant cleanup

Italy's robot concierge a novelty on the way to better AI

Apr 2, 2018

Robby Pepper, billed as Italy's first robot concierge, has been programmed to answer simple guest questions in Italian, English and German

Austin package explosions sent bomb squad on 300-plus calls

Mar 31, 2018

Austin police say a series of explosions in Texas' capital city over three weeks led to bomb technicians being dispatched on more than 300 calls about suspicious packages

Spacewalking astronauts finish months of robot arm repair

Feb 16, 2018

Spacewalking astronauts have wrapped up months of repair work on the International Space Station's big robot arm

Robot makes coffee at new cafe in Japan's capital

Feb 3, 2018

Japan has a new cafe where customers can enjoy coffee brewed and served by a robot barista

US officials consider new tool to combat mine spills: Robots

Jan 31, 2018

The Environmental Protection Agency is considering new technology to explore the polluted mysteries inside old mines

Don't want to bother with cat litter? Japan offers robots

Jan 25, 2018

A look at three companion robots on sale in Japan, land of the cult of cute.

Spacewalking astronauts give new hand to robot arm

Jan 23, 2018

Spacewalking astronauts give new hand to the International Space Station's robot arm