Humanoid robot prototype capable of heavy labor

Researchers have developed a humanoid robot prototype, HRP-5P, intended to autonomously perform heavy labor or work in hazardous environments.

Two "robots" assemble a chair

Engineers were able to use robots to assemble a chair from IKEA, intended for human assembly. Robots with force sensors and a 3-D camera independently found grooves and coordinated actions to help each other.

Robotics could be a Key to the Next Phase of Recycling

Could robotic sorters replace optical sorters as a must-have technology in tomorrow's material recovery facilities?

Boston Dynamics' Atlas: A Bipedal Robot with Smooth Moves

The technology in Atlas, the bipedal robot from Boston Dynamics, could change the future of disaster response and household ‘bots alike.