The computer scientist Christoph Salge is trying to circumvent the need for rules that guide robots’ behavior. His strategy: Give them a goal of making us more powerful.

Ever wanted to build a robot? Trick question. Everybody wants to build a robot. Since the dawn of man, it’s been our mission to create untethered beauty and then immediately subjugate it to our ...

How to Build a Robot Octopus Smart, strong and flexible, the octopus is an enticing model for an entirely new kind of many-armed, multitalented robot ...

For robots to be predictable and adaptive, they need a priority-based architecture and a new legal model, argues a researcher ...

It doesn’t matter. A video shows you how to build the robot; then, you’ll follow a step-by-step guide on coding with Python and programming commands using your Raspberry Pi board (sold ...

Just as the researchers did, you will need to translate the Ikea assembly directions into computer code that the robot could use to plan and execute its task.

How do you build a robot army? A deep dive into building robots from scratch and their controlling hive mind.

NASA’s next trip to the moon will explore its south pole, an area that gets even colder than Mars. So scientists need a robotic arm system that can function in temperatures as low as minus 280 F.

Here’s our soft robot hand in action: This article was originally published in the May 2015 issue of Popular Science, under the title “Wave Hello To A Soft Robot Hand.” ...

DIY robots are becoming the gateway to coding. Over the last couple of years, a new wave of cute-faced bots has taken shape to make programming languages fun for kids. Instead of dense textbooks ...

When they press a button, the robot enacts their program, performing a dance or telling a story. Kibo, which emphasizes concepts such as sequencing that are relevant to coding, also supports ...