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‘Robotability score’ ranks NYC streets for future robot deployment
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‘Robotability score’ ranks NYC streets for future robot deployment

Credit: Cornell University For delivery robots, not all sidewalks are created equal—some are uneven or clogged with people and bus shelters—so researchers at...

Autonomous robot designed to simplify warehouse inventory tracking
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Autonomous robot designed to simplify warehouse inventory tracking

Kennesaw State University assistant professor Jian Zhang. Credit: Darnell Wilburn / Kennesaw State University Tracking thousands of products in massive warehouses presents a...

Soft robot can carry cargo up and down steep aerial wires
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Soft robot can carry cargo up and down steep aerial wires

Credit: North Carolina State University Researchers have created a light-powered soft robot that can carry loads through the air along established tracks, similar...

Engineers create a robot that can jump 10 feet high—without legs
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Engineers create a robot that can jump 10 feet high—without legs

Jumping Nematodes and Bio-inspired Soft Jumping Model. Credit: Kumar S et al Inspired by the movements of a tiny parasitic worm, Georgia Tech...

Insect-sized jumping robot can traverse challenging terrains and carry heavy payloads
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Insect-sized jumping robot can traverse challenging terrains and carry heavy payloads

The robot size compared to a human hand. Credit: Science Advances (2025). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adu4474. Insect-scale robots can squeeze into places their larger counterparts...

Samsung’s Ballie AI robot companion will have Gemini onboard when it launches this summer in the US and Korea
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Samsung’s Ballie AI robot companion will have Gemini onboard when it launches this summer in the US and Korea

Samsung’s Ballie AI-infused robot will launch this summer in the US and Korea It’ll now feature Gemini thanks to a partnership between Samsung...

3D-printed open-source robot offers accessible solution for materials synthesis
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3D-printed open-source robot offers accessible solution for materials synthesis

The open-source robotic system FLUID (Flowing Liquid Utilizing Interactive Device). Credit: Keisuke Takahashi A team of researchers led by Professor Keisuke Takahashi at...

Tiny, soft robot flexes its potential as a lifesaver
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Tiny, soft robot flexes its potential as a lifesaver

These tiny robots use magnetism to move and explore tight spaces, potentially including disaster rubble or the human body. Credit: Jennifer M. McCann A...

A flexible robot can help emergency responders search through rubble
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A flexible robot can help emergency responders search through rubble

Left to right: Summer research intern Ankush Dhawan and Lincoln Laboratory staff members Chad Council and Nathaniel Hanson test a vine robot in...