Robotics

Robotics

Sep 15, 2026IEEE Spectrum

Digit 5 May Be the First Humanoid Robot Worker That’s Truly Safe

Despite the recent deluge of videos of humanoid robots doing backflips and kung-fu, the actual pace of progress towards humanoids that can do economically viable jobs at scale has at times seemed a bit plodding. There are some good reasons

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Robotics

Sep 11, 2026IEEE Spectrum

Video Friday: Humanoid Robot Takes On Monkey Bars

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclus

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Robotics

Sep 10, 2026IEEE Spectrum

Robots Are Learning to Feel

Dexterous manipulation remains one of the biggest barriers keeping robots from successfully tackling a wide range of everyday tasks. A sense of touch could be the key, but a lack of quality data has held back progress. This is now starting

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Robotics

Sep 7, 2026IEEE Spectrum

This Robot Will Draw Your Blood Now

You sit down and put your arm in the cradle. You press a button. The machine takes it from there. A near-infrared light sweeps your inner elbow, hunting for a vein. A puff of alcohol hits your skin. An ultrasound probe glides across your ar

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Sep 5, 2026IEEE Spectrum

Cyborg Roaches Can Stab You With Needles

Imagine you are trapped under rubble after an earthquake and you see an electronics-covered cockroach with a spring-loaded needle on its back scuttling toward you. Although the sight might be unnerving, to say the least, this prototype para

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Sep 4, 2026IEEE Spectrum

Video Friday: Digit Redecorates

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclus

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