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    Robots Could Turn E-Waste Into a Source of Legacy Chips

    Electronic waste is moving up on regulatory agendas in 2026: New European waste-shipment rules, expanded recycling fees on products with non-removable batteries in California,...

    Scientists Build Living Robots With Nervous Systems

    Engineers have long tried to mimic life. They’ve built machine learning algorithms modeled after the human brain, designed machines that walk like dogs or...

    Studying Human Attitudes Towards Robots Through Experience

    Building the next generation of robots for successful integration into our homes, offices, and factories is more than just solving the hardware and software...

    The Future of Physical AI Isn’t Smarter Robots, It’s Smarter Interfaces

    This sponsored article is brought to you by Wetour Robotics.A field technician on a wind turbine, harness clipped, both hands on a wrench, needs...

    The Robot I Didn’t Expect to Build

    Agility Robotics, the company I cofounded out of my robotics lab at Oregon State University in 2015, has just launched Digit 5. It’s designed...

    The Secret to Marathon-Winning Humanoid Robots

    On April 19, 2026, the Honor Lightning humanoid robot ran a half-marathon in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, beating the human world record by...

    The USC Professor Who Pioneered Socially Assistive Robotics

    When the robotics engineering field that Maja Matarić wanted to work in didn’t exist, she helped create it. In 2005 she helped define the...

    This Disembodied Hand Is All the Robot You Need

    A hand attached to the end of an arm is a given for most humans, but what if robots didn’t have to play by...

    This DIY Bipedal Robot Used Pneumatic “Air-Muscles” Instead of Motors

    In 1987, Richard Greenhill, a British photographer who was fascinated by (but had no actual training in) robotics, decided he wanted to build a...

    This Graduate Student Equips NASA’s Robots With Assembly Skills

    Like many engineers, Sarah Downs says she knew she wanted to pursue a STEM career from a young age. As a teenager, she discovered...

    This Robot Will Draw Your Blood Now

    You sit down and put your arm in the cradle. You press a button. The machine takes it from there.A near-infrared light sweeps your...

    This Roboticist-Turned-Teacher Built a Life-Size Replica of ENIAC

    Tom Burick has always considered himself a builder. Over the years he’s designed robots, constructed a vintage teardrop trailer, and most recently, led a...

    Video Friday: A World Cup for Robots

    Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar...

    Video Friday: AI Gives Robot Hands Human-Like Dexterity

    Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar...

    Video Friday: Albatross Falls, Spins, Self-Rights, and Sails Away

    Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar...

    Video Friday: An Earthbound Mars Rover for the Moon

    Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar...