BOT or NOT? This special series explores the evolving relationship between humans and machines, examining the ways that robots, artificial intelligence and automation are impacting our work and lives.

With all the doom and gloom over the inevitable robot apocalypse, we’ve at least been able to take solace in the fact that we’ll see them coming—until today. Researchers from Northwestern University ...

Back at the end of August, we talked a bit about the cool bug styled Skitterbot from Desk Pets. The little bugs skittered around the house and could be had in several colors. The company that makes ...

The use of remotely-controlled robots to perform delicate surgery is growing. The approach offers benefits to both patients and doctors including less fatigue, quicker recovery times and a reduced ...

This remote controlled, Arduino-based robot was created by a young student named [Quin] who likes to teach electronics classes at hackerspaces. It is an adaptation of this awesome, fast, fully ...

Meet the RC Nerf Tank–proof that a pile of junk combined with a little bit of tech can make an awesome homemade robot. Canadian modder “https://www.pcworld.com ...

RC Robot Adventure Game is a prototype pitched to Nintendo by Masahiro Sakurai alongside Dragon King: The Fighting Game. It starred an RC robot and the player needed to hack cameras to progress. DC ...

I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009. Now I explore wearable tech, VR/AR, tablets, gaming and future/emerging trends in our changing world. Other obsessions include magic, immersive theater, ...

[Charles] and his brother have been members of their school’s FIRST robotics team for many years, and using some of the knowledge they acquired during it, they have put together this awesome ...

"What's that you've got there, little Johnny?""Oh, hi mister Tom, it's a robot skateboarder! He has an mp3 player attached to its leg to listen to while he skates around, and there's a USB and SD ...