Robots are made to assist us—to manipulate and improve upon our environments and, ideally, make our lives easier. But in the history of robotic development there have been as many epic fails as ...

Useless robots (or useless machines) are devices that, when switched on, exist only to turn themselves back off. They are fun and fairly simple builds that are easy to personify, and really invite ...

Useless robots (or useless machines) are devices that, when switched on, exist only to turn themselves back off. They are fun and fairly simple builds that are easy to personify, and really invite ...

Rating: 3/10, Cute but mostly useless. For a lot of ‘80s kids, Radio Shack provided their first real experience with a robot. Tandy Electronics’ Robie Junior was closer to an RC toy than an actual ...

I don’t know how things are in your country, but here where I live some gas stations have employees whose single job is to step in and fuel the car for you. It’s a job like any other, I guess, but in ...

A Swedish inventor has found a following with her quirky mechanical creations, even if they don't work as you'd imagine. Simone Giertz makes robots. And while they're technically adept — they do work ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. As impressive as many biohybrid robotic projects are, they aren’t ...

Last fall, the New York City Police Department deployed a robot dubbed K5 at the highly trafficked 42nd Street subway station in Times Square. The 400-pound, five-foot-three automaton, built by ...

Rating: 5/10, Slightly more helpful than a toddler. Most of the robots Tomy churned out in the ‘80s looked like toys and acted like toys, but its Omnibot 2000 felt like it was straight out of science ...