​ Everyone’s happier when robots handle milking, feeding, and ear scritching Robots are taking over much of the daily manual labor at dairy farms, including milking, feeding, cleaning, and more.…

​ Evan Ackerman is IEEE Spectrum’s robotics editor. In San Diego, a newly hatched robot makes for the sea. University of California San Diego Your weekly selection of awesome robot…

​ The prototype, with less than a centimeter wingspan, has no onboard power source Charles Q. Choi is a contributing editor for IEEE Spectrum. This tiny drone uses external magnetic…

​ The one-legged robot is learning to jump from perch to perch Evan Ackerman is IEEE Spectrum’s robotics editor. The one-legged leaping robot Salto is learning a new balancing act,…

​ Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos Evan Ackerman is IEEE Spectrum’s robotics editor. Why use a humanoid when you could use Dexterity’s Mech instead. Dexterity Video Friday is…

​ Bio-inspired approach simplifies underground construction Shannon Cuthrell is a freelance journalist covering business and technology. Case Western Reserve University has built multiple prototypes of its earthworm-inspired digging tool. Austin…

​ This circuit stacks featherweight solid-state batteries to boost voltage Samuel K. Moore is IEEE Spectrum’s semiconductor editor. Study authors Patrick Mercier [left] and Zixiao Lin verify the driving system…

​ Our favorite jumping robot is hoping for a trip to Saturn’s icy moon Evan Ackerman is IEEE Spectrum’s robotics editor. LEAP, or "Legged Exploration Across the Plume," is a…

​ Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos Evan Ackerman is IEEE Spectrum’s robotics editor. EPFL's shape-changing robot can handle all the terrains. EPFL Video Friday is your weekly selection…