Imagine a robotic dog that can see its surroundings, remember where it has been, understand spoken instructions, and make ...

Wearable technology, like the under-performing Google Glass, might still be a tough sell for humans. But it seems to be catching on with farm animals. More accurately, farmers are embracing wearable ...

Researchers from the University of Leeds have developed an AI system that enables a four-legged robot to adapt its walking style and mimic the movements of a real animal in unfamiliar terrain. With ...

Ever wonder what it would be like to hang out with a robotic animal? You may one day get the chance. Engineers across North America have created robo-animals that could one day replace live ones at ...

It might look like something out of a sci-fi movie, but Spot, a four-legged robot, is playing a real role in shaping the ...

German automation company Festo has been getting inspiration from an unlikely source: the animal kingdom. Since 2006, Festo has been building animal-like robots as part of its "Bionic Learning Network ...

It has been a good long while since I had a nice rant about the rise of robot overlords, so I think I’m entitled to ask this question again: why do scientists keep doing this? What do they have ...

In recent years, a variety of products have been put to practical use based on the function or form of animals, such as stain resistant wall tiles inspired by snail shells, and Shinkansen train noses ...

Researchers have developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI) system that enables a four-legged robot to adapt its gait to different, unfamiliar terrain, just like a real animal, in what is believed to ...

It's never been clear whether robotics company Boston Dynamics is making killing machines, household helpers, or something else entirely. For nine years, the secretive firm — which got its start with ...

YouTube told creators their videos were taken down for showing "the deliberate infliction of animal suffering or the forcing of animals to fight." ...