​ A DARPA project overturns longstanding assumptions Planet Flem/iStock This article is part of our exclusive IEEE Journal Watch series in partnership with IEEE Xplore. Swarms of autonomous robots are…

​ The robot could more easily study delicate underwater environments Liam Critchley is a freelance contributor for IEEE Spectrum. An underwater robot developed by researchers in China scoots directly above…

​ Wybot’s self-emptying, solar-charging, pool-mapping robot debuts at CES Evan Ackerman is IEEE Spectrum’s robotics editor. Wybot’s S3 uses ultrasonic sensors to map swimming pools. Wybot Back in the day,…

​ Proposing a 4th law of robotics Dariusz Jemielniak is a professor at Kozminski University. Xhafer Gashi/iStock In 1942, the legendary science fiction author Isaac Asimov introduced his Three Laws…

​AI chatbots such as ChatGPT and other applications powered by large language models (LLMs) have exploded in popularity, leading a number of companies to explore LLM-driven robots. However, a new…

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​Ruzena Bajcsy is one of the founders of the modern field of robotics. With an education in electrical engineering in Slovakia, followed by a Ph.D. at Stanford, Bajcsy was the…

​On the shores of Lake Geneva in Switzerland, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne is home to many roboticists. It’s also home to many birds, which spend the majority of their…

​ The company’s groundbreaking robotic systems solve real-world logistical challenges at scale Capable of lifting and sorting packages of various sizes and shapes, Robin is a robotic system that Amazon…