As a mere earthling, I remember watching in fascination as Sojourner sent back photos of the Martian surface during the summer of 1997. I was not alone. The servers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab slowed to a crawl when they got more than 47 million hits (a record number!) from people attempting to download those … Read more

National Robotics Week, held from April 5–13, 2025, continues to highlight the importance of robotics in modern technology and encourage students to explore careers in robotics and STEM fields. Founded in 2010, the week-long event is celebrated with hundreds of activities across the U.S., aimed at engaging students and raising awareness about robotics. MassRobotics hosted … Read more

The Armstrong robot. Credit: Network for Exploration and Space Science The future of moon exploration may be rolling around a nondescript office on the CU Boulder campus. Here, a robot about as wide as a large pizza scoots forward on three wheels. It uses an arm with a claw at one end to pick up … Read more

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. IFAC Symposium on Robotics: 15–18 July 2025, PARIS RoboCup 2025: 15–21 July 2025, BAHIA, BRAZIL … Read more

In today’s rapidly advancing world, embracing industrial robots has become a vital component of various industries. These highly advanced machines have revolutionized the way we manufacture products, automate processes, and improve productivity. Industrial robots are designed to perform repetitive tasks with precision and efficiency, freeing up human workers to focus on more complex and creative … Read more

This week, we hosted our Summer Drone Academy, and what a journey it’s been! From unboxing drone kits and building them, to seeing them take flight, high school students from across the region dove headfirst into a week of immersive STEM learning that was full of challenges, creativity, and collaboration. From Soldering Irons to Takeoff … Read more

Cozmo, a small interactive robot with a vivid, expressive personality. Credit: University of East Anglia The more we interact with robots, the more human we perceive them to become—according to new research from the University of East Anglia, published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance. It may sound like a scene … Read more

Coming this year to Maker Faire Rome (October 25–27), Sofia, Bulgaria-based Vladimir Glukhov is an engineer-designer turned Senior Software Developer who’s passionate about robotics and DIY projects. With over seven years mastering 3D projection programs, Vladimir has channelled his creativity into his latest project — a quadruped … Read more

The robots that share our public spaces today are so demure. Social robots and service robots aim to avoid offense, erring toward polite airs, positive emotions, and obedience. In some ways, this makes sense—would you really want to have a yelling match with a delivery robot in a hotel? Probably not, even if you’re in … Read more

Robotic welding has revolutionized the welding industry, streamlined processes, and increased efficiency. With the advent of automation, welding has become faster, more accurate, and safer. Traditional methods of welding required skilled human operators who were exposed to hazardous conditions. However, with the introduction of robotic welding, the landscape of the industry has changed significantly. In … Read more