A team led by Northwestern University’s Sam Kriegman built an AI system that designed a walking robot from scratch in seconds ...

Robotics has moved far beyond simple mechanical machines performing repetitive tasks. In 2026, robots are becoming intelligent assistants that can move, analyze environments, interact with people, and ...

Most robot headlines follow a familiar script: a machine masters one narrow trick in a controlled lab, then comes the bold promise that everything is about to change. I usually tune those stories out.

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few ...

Northwestern University engineers have developed the first modular robots with athletic intelligence. They can be combined ...

Image courtesy by QUE.com Not long ago, the idea of a humanoid robot folding laundry, loading a dishwasher, or making a simple meal ...

China Spring High School juniors Fatou Thiam (left) and Jackson McCollum make refinements to their team’s robot ahead of Thursday evening’s competition. It was the first competition in which the ...

Engineers at Northwestern University have created a new kind of robot that can adapt, recover from damage, and keep moving even after being broken apart. The machines, called “legged metamachines,” ...