Boston Dynamic’s cute and uncannily realistic canine-bot is ... But why do we robot engineers base so many of our designs on animals? Is a dog-like robot the only sensible way to accomplish ...

Robot animals are that perfect blend of cute and cool. The owl in Blade Runner, Rex the cyborg dog from Fallout: New Vegas, and Mechagodzilla are just a few of the beloved robot and robot-adjacent ...

Yukai Engineering, the maker of the Qoobo robotic cat tail pillow, has revealed a soft robot that nibbles on a user’s fingertip. They hopes the "somewhat pleasing sensation" will brighten your day.

Animal robots, though, are pretty much a slam dunk. Any robot made to even vaguely resemble an animal is instantly rendered way more endearing. ... Don't fight it, these are really cute.

By 2016, Google was looking to sell the firm and eventually found an interested buyer in Japanese tech giant SoftBank, which already has a robotics portfolio that includes the cute humanoid Pepper ...

Blame it on R2D2, or Bumblebee, but I have a soft spot in my heart for cute scrappy robots. Few robotic toys are as endearing in their efforts as the creations known as Hexbugs.A line of animal-like ...

Cute robotic animals help dementia patients Written by David Worthington, Contributor June 24, 2013 at 9:31 p.m. PT Robotic seals are helping seniors cope with dementia ...

I’m not sure if Moflin is supposed to be a robotic hamster, guinea pig, baby bunny, or some alternate take on a Tribble, but goddamn this robo-pet is cute. Launched as part of a Kickstarter ...

Cute, Brainless, Self-Propelled Robots Could Someday Move Around Inside Animals The self-organized movement of the little scamps gives insight into how microbes navigate.

Yukai based the look of the robot on a character from Liv Heart Corporation’s Nemu Nemu stuffed animal series. There’ll be a couple of finger-munching models to choose from: Yuzu (Calico Cat ...