Robotics

Certain creatures probably deserve legal standing as more than animals. Whether they can get it is a more complicated question.

March 20, 2012 3:00am | By John Rennie

How experts are trying to tackle the Holy Grail of technological innovation: A power source that lasts.

March 19, 2012 5:09pm | By Christie Nicholson

Nanotechnologists at the University of Texas at Dallas have developed an artificial muscle made of carbon nanotubes.

7 | March 18, 2012 5:42pm | By Ina Damm Muri

Printing cells creates small holes in their membranes, a quirk researchers are exploiting.

March 18, 2012 2:04pm | By Rose Eveleth

SmartPlanet is the proud recipient of the 2012 Jesse H. Neal Business Journalism Award, for its "Health Monitor" series.

2 | March 16, 2012 3:08pm | By Andrew Nusca

New study offers evidence on the best way to promote better problem solving in robots.

1 | March 14, 2012 8:32am | By Mari Silbey

NASA was successful in using robots to repair and refuel satellites orbiting the Earth, saving humans from doing the onerous and dangerous task.

March 14, 2012 8:10am | By Andrew Nusca

Texas Instruments and iRobot will partner to develop robotic technology based on TI's OMAP platform.

March 13, 2012 9:14am | By Andrew Nusca

A dentist has invented tools that might lead to answer about the inside of the Great Pyramid of Giza. The Great Pyramid is the last example of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world.

March 10, 2012 9:30pm | By Ina Damm Muri

A team of researchers using sonar imaging has mapped the entire Titanic debris field for the first time ever.

March 9, 2012 12:50pm | By Jenny Wilson

Manufacturing growth is the highest its been in more than a decade. The challenge is finding skilled workers to program, operate, and innovate within highly automated and IT-centric operations.

21 | March 8, 2012 11:00am | By Joe McKendrick

"The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading the latest news in space research and technology.

March 8, 2012 1:28am | By Charlie Osborne

The U.S. Department of Defense has placed an order with iRobot for more than 100 ground-based, throwable infantry robots.

March 6, 2012 6:59am | By Andrew Nusca

Wish you can silence that annoying person yapping off on a cell phone? The Speechjammer make it happen with a mere push of a button.

11 | March 6, 2012 6:44am | By Tuan C. Nguyen

What animals are the source of inspiration for modern robotic development?

1 | March 6, 2012 3:05am | By Charlie Osborne

Using touch and sound responses, new technology could help visually impaired students learn to do math alongside their classmates.

March 5, 2012 7:28pm | By Rose Eveleth

The world's fastest legged robot mimics the physiology of a cheetah.

March 5, 2012 12:33pm | By Christie Nicholson

Robotics companies such as iRobot are using now touchscreens, giving robots more applications and leading the way for their integration into our lives.

March 5, 2012 6:16am | By Laura Shin

NASA has admitted to 13 security breaches in 2011.

March 5, 2012 3:58am | By Charlie Osborne

A study shows that surgeries assisted by robots are safer but costlier.

7 | March 4, 2012 9:22pm | By Ina Damm Muri