Their presence took the show off-course, in another sense. From its original, simple Swiss Family Robinson premise — of a ...

Lost in Space started out as a pretty serious science fiction show, but over time it became sillier and more over-the-top.

The Far Side loved featuring mad scientists and their crazy inventions, with robots being the subject of some of Larson's best cartoons.

There exists a well-worn literary tradition of mysterious religious zealots and charismatic fanatics found in the annals of science fiction lore, but few so captivating and worthy of further ...

Robin is a therapeutic robot programed to act like a 7-year-old girl as it travels around nursing homes and hospitals’ pediatric units providing emotional support while helping to combat staffing ...

A Czech playwright introduced the word to English in the 1920s. But back then, it wasn't analogous to machinery. New interpretations of the robot reflect a modernity once skewered by the writer.

Robots-for-rent is one way some small U.S. factories gain access to automation, reducing turnover and ensuring workers aren’t injured. Automating the most arduous and repetitive jobs, like lifting and ...

The European space industry is booming. Yet despite the boom, the industry is struggling to find commercial buyers for arguably its most valuable output: data. At the Living Planet Symposium 2025 in ...

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The engineers' new control system for the institute's four-legged ANYmal robot uses two cameras to track the shuttlecock as it moves through the air, predicts its flight trajectory, and then navigates ...

Nvidia’s Jetson AGX Thor ‘Robot Brain’ Is Now Available Your email has been sent Jetson AGX Thor will be available in two models and in two developer kits, one with the automotive-focused DRIVE OS.

The RoboVac Omni S2 teams up with a stair-climbing Marswalker attachment for whole-home cleaning—no matter how many floors you have. I saw it in action at IFA. I’m PCMag’s senior writer covering smart ...