Roboearth teaches robots to learn from peers, pour european fruit beverages

European scientists and engineers have developed RoboEarth, the World Wide Web for robots, to allow robots to learn from the experience of their peers,

Evolutionary robotics: for robust robots, let them be babies first

In a first-of-its-kind experiment, University of Vermont roboticist Josh Bongard created both simulated and actual robots that, like tadpoles becoming

The robot in the next cubicle

More and more robots are being designed to handle the jobs now done by white-collar office workers. For instance, the HRP-4 humanoid robot ($350,000),

The top robots of 2010

They walk, they dance, they...perform surgeries? Take a look at some of the best robotic creations of 2010!

Flying robots, the builders of tomorrow

Dec. 2 - A team of scientists has demonstrated that a coordinated group of pre-programmed, autonomous robots can do the job of building workers, constructing a six meter high tower without any human intervention. Architects say this new technology paves the way for new methods of engineering buildings of the future. Georgina Cooper reports.