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

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

With authorities promising tighter borders, some farmers who rely on immigrant labor are eyeing an emerging generation of fruit-picking robots and high-tech tractors to do everything from pluck premium wine grapes to clean and core lettuce. picked by DrNothing 2 years 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

Robot innovation continued its relentless advances during 2008. In this post we would like to showcase some of our favorite robots and robot videos of the last year or so. picked by Bornbad 10 months ago

Robots are our friends. They really are. You know it is true. Have you hugged a robot lately? picked by dOntEAtpOOp 1 year ago

Tiny robots the size of a flea could one day be mass-produced, churned out in swarms and programmed for a variety of applications, such as surveillance, micromanufacturing, medicine, cleaning, and more. picked by kakana 3 months ago

One sixth the size of an amoeba and weighing no more than a few hundred nanograms, the robots play on a field the size of a grain of rice. It's all happening at the RoboCup at Georgia Tech. picked by hisidea 2 years ago

Robots. As pets. picked by pocksucket 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

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

Humans revel in touch. Touch-spoiled babies grow up healthier; lovers can't keep their hands off each other; and people who master the subtle touch are perceived as friendlier; and THAT could also be key to making robots accepted by humans as social peers, scientists say. (Is it me, or does that demonstrative pic just look 'wrong') picked by DrNothing 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

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

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

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

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

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

A showcase where artists and comedians can come together and make pictures of... dinosaurs f**king robots... with inspirational phrases.

Ahhhh, the wonders of the Interwebs picked by DoggyLives 9 months ago