Science fiction author Isaac Asimov, the mind behind I, Robot, Foundation, Bicentennial Man and The Caves of Steel, discusses ...

Robots don’t grow on trees, but as one Japanese designer has proven, they can be made from trees. The artist known as Kikousya has designed and built the Mechanical Paper Robot from wood pulp, a ...

When you buy through our links, Business Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more The Roborock Saros Z70 robot vacuum and mop expands the cleaning prowess of the best robot vacuums with ...

In 1921, Czech playwright Karel Čapek and his brother Josef invented the word “robot” in a sci-fi play called R.U.R. (short for Rossum’s Universal Robots). As Even Ackerman in IEEE Spectrum points out ...

The arm rises from a sliding rear panel and adjusts itself based on the subject’s movement, acting almost like a miniature ...

The 1979 book Wasn’t the Future Wonderful? features the above two-page spread of Jack Dempsey challenging a robot. Unfortunately, the book doesn’t specify the publication or date except that it’s from ...

The Saros Z70 is priced at $2,599, making it one of the most expensive robot vacuums I've seen. You can buy two robot vacuums for this price. The most notable feature is the OmniGrip mechanical arm ...

Imagine a string that can assemble itself into just about anything wherever and whenever you need it — a wrench to adjust your child’s bike seat or a hammer to pound a nail into the wall, for example.

The red ring of death is an inevitable conclusion for most Xbox 360 owners. But instead of mourning his console's loss, U.K.-based student Jasper Stevens did something fun to give his lifeless and out ...