For her independent project, Sayantani Bhattacharya (MSR '25) designed a fleet of autonomous quadrupeds to navigate hazardous terrain in disaster areas. A disaster zone is no place for hesitation.

Shellfish and robots might sound like they have nothing in common, but according to PhD candidate Aleix Costa, roboticists can learn a lot from nature. His research aims to bring these two worlds ...

The Northwestern University Robotics Club (NURC) is an undergraduate student group dedicated to creating a community of students interested in robotics and dedicated to creating and learning together.

The SaPHaRI lab's NAO robot is designed to provide dynamic mental health support in challenging environments where traditional support is limited or impossible. The Turtlebots explore the interaction ...

Apple turned Jetsons-style video calling into reality with FaceTime. Now the company sees personal robotics as an area worth exploration, reports Mark Gurman for Bloomberg. Is Rosey the Robot the next ...

Have you ever wondered what it would take to train a robot to walk, grasp objects, or navigate a cluttered room with the same ease as a human? For many, the idea of teaching robots these complex tasks ...

NVIDIA has announced that it's building a new AI platform for just about all of the big players in humanoid robot development, which is based on a general-purpose foundation model that's possibly ...

Imagine a world where robots can feel, just like you and me. It’s not a scene from a sci-fi movie, but the exciting reality that Meta, the tech giant formerly known as Facebook, is working tirelessly ...

A paddle-wielding robot is so adept at playing table tennis that it is posing a tough challenge to elite human players and ...

In 2022, Elon Musk unveiled a prototype of Tesla’s humanoid robot Optimus. The Tesla CEO said the robot is expected to cost less than a car. Photo: AFP Photo/Handout/Tesla Milan Kovac, a vice ...