Iron Ox Brings Robotics to Hydroponic Greenhouse Farming
In a Silicon Valley office park, a startup is developing a system that could automate greenhouse farming and help feed the world.
These Stunning 3-D Models Are Helping Unravel the Mysteries of Coral
A new photographic technique from researchers at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography is exposing coral like never before.
Watch the Boston Dynamics Atlas Robot Do a Backflip. Yes, a Backflip
The Atlas humanoid robot from Boston Dynamics can now do backflips. That's one hell of a feat for a bipedal machine.
Can Soccer-Playing Robots Kick It? Yes They Can!
Robots can play soccer too. At the RoboCup, mini Daleks test their cooperation skills.
So You Want to Geoengineer the Planet? Beware the Hurricanes
A new study gives fascinating insight into how pumping sulfur into the stratosphere could affect hurricanes.
Meet Tug, the Helpful Robot Rolling Its Way Into Hospitals and Hotels Around the World
Between delivering food and drugs in hospitals to bringing towels to your hotel room, Tug is helping redefine the human-robot frontier.
Embodied Intelligence Wants to Teach Robots With Virtual Reality
Embodied Intelligence wants to make it easier for anyone to teach robots new tasks. It's like a VR videogame, only you get to control a hulking robot.
This Robot Snake Means You No Harm, Really
It has 16 windpipe-constricting actuators, but this steely serpent is more likely to save your life than suck it out of you.
The Guardian GT Is the Most Bonkers Robot on Earth
The massive robot can replicate human motions with incredible smoothness and accuracy.
Can Robots Help Get More Girls Into Science and Tech?
Toys are a powerful way to teach kids how to engineer and code. And they way they're targeted has important effects.