Srikanth Schelbert (MSR ‘24) turned his final project into a toolkit to help roboticists more quickly create autonomous robots to roam new frontiers. Now he's applying lessons learned from that ...

Funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) as part of the National Robotics Initiative program, the team’s goal is to develop what they call “cobots,” or robots that can work collaboratively and ...

Aditya Nair's independent MSR project was inspired by a hiker's 700-foot fall and could be the beginnings of a search-and-rescue robotic dog to find lost or injured hikers. Amelia Milling was hiking ...

There are more than 340,000 wind turbines now spinning across the world, as countries increasingly invest in renewable energy to tackle climate change. Keeping those turbines running smoothly requires ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics are undoubtedly accelerating research, but are these tools helping scientists to advance new frontiers or are they simply optimizing solutions to existing ...

Teddy Warner, 19, has always been interested in robotics. His family was in the industry, and he says he “grew up” working in a machinist shop while in high school. Now Warner is building a robotics ...

On a metallic door in San Francisco’s Mission District, a single character—“π”—offers a cryptic clue as to the virtuous circle of labor taking place beyond. The door opens to reveal furious activity ...

Imagine for a moment that you’re in an auto factory. A robot and a human are working next to each other on the production line. The robot is busy rapidly assembling car doors while the human runs ...

Learn how to make a solar-powered Autobot robot with this fun and educational DIY tutorial! 🤖☀️ Using basic electronics and creative crafting, build a transformer-style Autobot robot that moves using ...

Tesla released a flashy video of its Optimus humanoid robot in action, showing it wandering the company’s factory halls, picking up boxes, climbing stairs, and pouring visitors drinks at a bar. But ...

The head of Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robot program, Milan Kovac, is leaving the company. Kovac said Friday in a post on X that he “had to make the most difficult decision” of his life to leave. “I’ve ...