From R2-D2 to Optimus Prime, Wall-E to The Iron Giant, robots have long captured our collective imaginations. In today’s world, their influence is far less limited to fictional settings; robotics are ...

Liz Metzger (MSR ‘23) began her independent project in Northwestern Engineering's Master of Science in Robotics (MSR) program with nothing but an idea. By the end of the 10-week challenge, she created ...

If you’ve been scrolling TikTok or X / Twitter lately, chances are you’ve stumbled across various clips, memes and reactions of a massive, rabbit-like robot taking shape in someone’s dimly lit ...

A Mill 19-headquartered nonprofit is dispersing millions of dollars to projects working on collaborative robotics projects. In January, the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Institute, aka ARM ...

Two things have always fascinated Ben Hogan: the process of how things are made, and outer space. While considering his options for college, aerospace engineering seemed like the best of both worlds - ...

PALO ALTO, CA – Ashok Elluswamy, who heads Tesla’s Autopilot division, has been appointed to lead the company’s Optimus humanoid robot program, following the exit of current lead Milan Kovac. Kovac, ...

There's a growing fear that artificial intelligence combined with robotics will displace the value of humans in many contexts. But could these trends also apply to our traditional four-legged canine ...

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A new report suggests that Apple and Meta could end up competing in the humanoid robots field. The social media company is said to be making “significant investment” in this product category, with a ...

Certified kitchen knife nerd Scott Heimendinger used a robot arm on multiple chef’s knives to collect 100,000 data points about which blades cut most efficiently. He’s ranked them from best to worst.