The Mantis – The Ultimate Big Boy Toy [Video]

We’ve all heard that flippant remark coming from the non-geeks and anti-nerds when it comes to all the cool toys that we like to play with. You know … the one …. those silly boys and their toys. Read More

Robotic Snake Can Now Wrap Itself Around Objects [Video]

For the most part the robotic snakes, big and small, that we’ve seen in action have been limited to crawling along the ground, however that has now changed thanks to the mad scientists at Carnegie Mellon University. Read More

Scientists Mimic The Eagle With The Talon Equipped Quadrotor [Video]

So, you thought our future was pretty safe from the robots taking over the world and hauling us away to re-education camps eh. Well, think again bud because crazy people at the University of Pennsylvania have crossed to the dark side. Read More

Shoelace Tying Robot Hand Shows Off Prosthetic Advancements

We’ve seen some pretty fantastic advancements in robots and their affect on prosthetics used by humans and the future is sure looking pretty rosey, especially when you see things like this robot hand. Read More

Robot UAV Flies On Dragonfly Wings [Video]

Never mind your silly quadrotor UAVs, the team at TechJect has something really cool in the works called the Robot Dragonfly. Read More

The Flying Quadrotor Insect Robot [Video]

Welcome to your nightmare folks.

Now only is thing a walking insect type robot but it also can fly. This flying/creeping nightmare is made with a carbon fiber frame and uses six rotors to maintain aerial stability. Read More

Next Up For Robots – Spelunking Caverns On The Moon [Video]

I’m not sure why this really came as a surprise to scientists but it seems that the Moon might just have its own caverns. This fact was discovered about three years ago by Japanese researchers when they poured over the data they had gotten from the SELENE satellite. Read More

That’s One Cute Insect – Errrr — Dancing Robot [Video]

Sure, it looks cute but give this thing a camera and mini-rocket launcher and Runaway isn’t just a sci-fi movie; but for now it’s just a demo of a PhantomX robot from Trossen Robotics. Oh and in case you have … Read More