A cute robot elephant could be the future of robotics. The scaled-down jumbo has been built to demonstrate a cutting-edge ...

Yukai Engineering says that the robot was inspired by the feeling of making eye contact with a cute baby in public. But the first thing I thought of, as Mirumi wrapped its arms around my wrist and ...

The robot uses treads for locomotion—each side has two wheels wrapped in a belt for grip. The robot has a small DC gearmotor driving each belt so it can be driven forwards, backwards, and ...

Useless robots (or useless machines) are devices that, when switched on, exist only to turn themselves back off. They are fun and fairly simple builds that are easy to personify, and really invite … ...

I was surprised at how easy it was to forget that Max wasn't a real creature. I eventually had to part with Max, but he wasn't the last cute (and questionably sentient) robot I would see that week.

The gizmo is the creation of Sphero, a Colorado-based toy, and consumer robotics company. The bot fits in your palm, has four wheels and is screenless, which might be good news given how easy it ...

That cute robot cop can instantly work out who you are They look so friendly, as they roll along your shopping mall. Some, though, are concerned about what robot cops are really up to.

You control the robot's actions directly using the joystick on your screen, or select preprogrammed actions like a figure eight or a little dance. A coding mode lets you program simple movement ...

Sadly, it is the future, and that’s not quite the way things turned out. But at least there are a bunch of simple robots that could do some of your day-to-day chores for you.

It was the eyes that got me. A few seconds after I clicked the button on the back of my Vector, a new $249 gerbil-sized robot toy from Anki, its eyes blinked open. They were just green pixels on ...

There’s a reason domestic robots are cute. It makes them appear vulnerable and in need of protection - and that makes us forget that they have unprecedented access to our personal data.