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Video Friday: Robotic Albatross Falls, Spins, Self-Rights, andโญ8
This week's Video Friday features a self-righting robotic albatross, a self-assembling modular arm for disaster recovery, and drones aiding flood relief in Nepa...
Atlas Robot's New Hand May Outperform Human-Like Designsโญ8
Boston Dynamics' new three-fingered Atlas robot hand with 13 degrees of freedom challenges human-like design, raising questions about the future of robotic mani...
Light-Powered AI Detects Deepfakes With Nearly 98% Accuracyโญ10
UCLA's optical-neural processor uses light to detect deepfake videos with nearly 98% accuracy, screening 15+ streams at once for faster, energy-efficient AI def...
A Day in the Life of a Roboticist: Charlie Kempโญ9
Charlie Kemp, CTO of Hello Robot, builds assistive Stretch robots to help people live more independently, in this Day in the Life of a Roboticist profile.
Video Friday: Life's Better With a Little Robot Gooseโญ7
Discover a helpful home robot with an articulated arm in this week's Video Friday. See how assistive robots are making daily life easier than ever.
Mexican EPICS in IEEE Team Builds Portable Robotics Platform toโญ9
Mexican EPICS in IEEE students built RoboMeshA, a portable robotics platform teaching high-schoolers hands-on STEM skills through affordable, modular, adaptable...
MIT's Tiny Flying Robot Achieves 450% Faster Movement with AIโญ8
MIT's AI-controlled insect robot flies 450% faster, performs 10 somersaults in 11 seconds, and could one day search earthquake rubble where drones can't reach.
Barbara Mazzolai Is Building a New Field of Roboticsโญ8
Barbara Mazzolai aims to establish sustainability robotics, positioning robots as partners in protecting ecosystems rather than just drawing design inspiration ...
Video Friday: Two Birotors Make a Quadrotorโญ8
Two tethered birotors team up to mimic a quadrotor, plus robots building robots and Lunabotics lunar excavation competitors in this week's robot video roundup.
Digit 5 May Be the First Humanoid Robot Worker That's Truly Safeโญ7
Agility Robotics' Digit 5 humanoid robot may be the first truly safe enough for commercial factory work alongside humans, marking a major step forward in 2026.