Lego’s latest smart bricks entertain—but also reveal a big educational opportunity it has missed

Critics worry Lego’s new Smart Bricks will dull children’s imaginations by replacing free play with lights and sounds. That ...
ZME Science

World’s Smallest Programmable Robot Fits on a Fingerprint Ridge and Carries Its Own Computer

Measuring just 200 by 300 by 50 micrometers — smaller than a grain of salt and roughly the size of a single-celled paramecium ...
Interesting Engineering

Meet North: Robot plays high-speed ping-pong with 0.02-second reaction time

At CES 2026, Singapore-based company Sharpa has redefined general-purpose robotics with the debut of its first autonomous ...

From Code to Cobots: IIT Delhi Launches Third Cohort of its Executive Programme in Robotics

Programme blends robotics engineering with AI-driven sensing, mechatronics and practical prototyping to create industry-ready ...

Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon X2 Plus, Dragonwing IQ10 robotics stack at CES 2026

Qualcomm’s latest entrant to its Snapdragon X Series, the Snapdragon X2 Plus, has been unveiled at CES 2026. It features the ...
IEEE

Hierarchical Control for Robust Standing Stability and Fall Recovery of Task-Performing Humanoid Robots

Abstract: Maintaining robust standing stability is critical for humanoid robots performing precision manipulation tasks, where traditional balance strategies (e.g., stepping) can disrupt task ...
The New York Times

In Ukraine, a New Arsenal of Killer A.I. Drones Is Being Born

As the war grinds on, sophisticated Russian defenses have pushed Ukraine to develop a frightening new weapon: semiautonomous killing machines. By C.J. Chivers This story was reported over the course ...
eWeek

China Unveils ‘Electronic Skin’ That Gives Robots Human-Like Reflexes

eSpeaks’ Corey Noles talks with Rob Israch, President of Tipalti, about what it means to lead with Global-First Finance and how companies can build scalable, compliant operations in an increasingly ...
Ars Technica

Researchers make “neuromorphic” artificial skin for robots

The nervous system does an astonishing job of tracking sensory information, and does so using signals that would drive many computer scientists insane: a noisy stream of activity spikes that may be ...
The Columbian

Humanoid robots take center stage at Silicon Valley summit, but skepticism remains

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Robots have long been seen as a bad bet for Silicon Valley investors — too complicated, capital-intensive and “boring, honestly,” says venture capitalist Modar Alaoui. But the ...
IEEE

Behavior Tree and Action Primitive (BTAP) Enabled Low-Code/No-Code Program for Robot Task Execution

Abstract: Robot skill reconfiguration often disrupts system continuity in dynamic flexible production systems, particularly in mixed-model assembly. To address this challenge, this article proposes ...
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The robots that could replace human labor

This video explores the next generation of robots poised to enter everyday life. From humanoid assistants and powered exoskeletons to robotic bees and pollution-hunting machines, these systems promise ...