Robots have long been the fascination of people throughout the world. Movies have stretched the imagination and science and technology have made some robots a reality. Following are ten high technology robots that may change the world. picked by prinks 2 years ago

Who doesn’t long for household help at times? Service robots will soon be able to relieve us of heavy, dirty, monotonous or irksome tasks. Research scientists have now presented a new generation of household robots, picked by bjk1903 1 year ago

British scientists will today take the first steps in an astonishing project to create the first real-life Transformers - the science fiction robots which can change shape at will. The £4.6million experiment will attempt to build swarms of tiny robots, each the size of a sugar cube, that move around on their own and connect together to form larger, intelligent machines. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Hod Lipson demonstrates a few of his cool little robots, which have the ability to learn, understand themselves and even self-replicate. At the root of this uncanny demo is a deep inquiry into the nature of how humans and living beings learn and evolve, and how we might harness these processes to make things that learn and evolve. picked by fogowar 2 years ago

Russian Railways want tiny robots to replace humans in difficult maintenance work, and they want Russian-made androids that can dance and talk. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Some kill people. Some try really hard to look cute and human-like, but are all the scarier for it. Why are some robots scary, and some not? You may have a theory, but these robots will likely give even the most rational among us a spook this Halloween. picked by snood 2 years ago

Robots from about 30 firms took part in three-day event which began on Friday. They were pitted against each other in football matches and a variety of other contests. Also on display was "Karfe Lady" a humanoid robot from Japan's Nippon Engineering College. "She" was able to take on passers-by in games of "rock-paper-scissors". picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Humans will be marrying and having sex with robots by 2050, an artificial intelligence researcher has claimed. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago

First, a supercomputer beats a chess master. Then, an artificial intelligence program deals defeat to a poker champion. Next: A robot takes on humans in air hockey. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

Yep - robot dogs that will hunt you down (like a dog, of course)... when squadrons of missile slinging drones just aren't enough. picked by BrownTrout 1 year ago

A new thesis, entitled ““Intimate Relationships with Artificial Partners”, speculates that robots will come to be accepted as suitable marriage partners. picked by fogowar 2 years ago

Robots and tiny boats could soon move on water like how beetle larvae do. This new propulsion system is meant for small crafts used for monitoring water quality in oceans and other large bodies of water.

*no, not a Beatles story* picked by Bornbad 10 months ago

US scientists are taking the first step towards testing potentially hazardous chemicals on cells grown in a laboratory, without using live animals. High speed robots would make testing faster, cheaper, and more effective, while leaving animals unharmed. picked by mahler87 2 years ago

In the future, more and more of us will learn from social robots, especially kids learning pre-school skills and students of all ages studying a new language. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

If robots are made to exhibit characteristics of the human psyche, then this research explains that they must also exhibit psychopathic tendencies. picked by snood 2 years ago

Robots reenacting the 'Say what again' scene from Pulp Fiction. picked by Chez 2 years ago

It may not be lasers and explosions like Transformers or Terminator, but Robots are doing battle against autism using bubbles! picked by icepigs 1 year ago

Mr. Woo has no formal training in mechanical engineering, none whatsoever, but he goes ahead and makes robots anyway, 24 hours a day. It drives his wife nuts but he just can’t seem to help himself. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

You've heard of "you break it, you buy it," but what about "you touch it, you buy it?"

A new study suggests that just fingering an item on a store shelf can create an attachment that makes you willing to pay more for it. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

Pole dancing robots, a giant 3D animated face and a customised MIG jet are among artworks on display at the MuTate London exhibition. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago