Coordinating groups of underwater robots is difficult because communication below the surface is slow and unreliable. GPS ...

A robotic dog that can run, climb, and carry your gear across rugged terrain sounds like science fiction. But Chinese robotics company Unitree believes it has built exactly that with the As2 companion ...

EXCLUSIVE: Dr Carl Strathearn believes the real risk comes from humans controlling humanoid robots, often with "little or no training". Autonomous humanoid robots are edging closer to reality, but one ...

From Ex Machina to I, Robot, humanoid robots have been a staple feature in science fiction blockbusters throughout the years. Now, lifelike robots are becoming more and more popular in the real world, ...

The human eye has inspired the development of a camera mechanism that improves how robots see and react to the world around them. There are over 520,000 people in the UK with Alzheimer's disease - ...

In the 1991 film 'Terminator 2: Judgement Day' T-1000 liquifies himself to walk through metal bars, and this sci-fi scene is recreated in a real-world robot. A video of a shape-shifting robot shows it ...

A new humanoid robot aims for lifelike movement, expressions, and even a warm touch. The result is impressive, even if it's a ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Four 1.75-metres high robots trundle around a chemistry laboratory at Liverpool university, conveying materials ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Scientists have built a tiny gut explorer robot to detect and potentially treat a lethal common cancer, in the ...