Life Google’s Atlas humanoid robot takes a walk in the woods Boston Dynamics is working with untethered versions with 3D-printed parts 18 Aug
Life Mecha robots from Japan, US to meet in epic battle Suidobashi Heavy Industry agrees to fight MegaBots in honourable combat 6 Jul
Life Foxconn CEO backpedals on robot takeover Almost a third of jobs to be automated within five years 26 Jun
Life Pepper robots sell out in a minute on launch day Household robot has an emotion engine and is designed to be a member of the family 22 Jun
Life DeNA aims for robot taxis by 2020 Tokyo Olympics Gaming company has set up a company dedicated to self-driving cabs 28 May
Life Dyson invests in batteries to build new products, robotics Future will be in solid-state power, says R&D chief 20 Mar
Life Robot gloves help stroke victims regain movement SCRIPT project seeks funding to put life-changing tech on UK shelves 6 Mar
Life Austrian men have paralysed hands replaced with robotics Test subjects regain use of appendages after bionic reconstruction surgery 25 Feb
Life Japan’s teddy bear nurse robot gets a softer touch Prototype designed to save human backs but still requires an operator 23 Feb
Life DARPA’s Atlas robot still no disaster superman Unplugged version of the experimental humanoid can work for 1 hour of 'mixed mission' operation 21 Jan
Life Japanese androids hold news conference, chat with baby droids Female robots introduced a pair of tabletop conversation robots, CommU and Sota 20 Jan
Life NASA’s Surrogate robot designed for danger Two-armed robot could operate in crippled nuclear power plants 12 Dec
Life MIT developing underwater robots that hunt for drugs Prototype can use ultrasound to find hiding places in ships 29 Sep
Life TCD researchers contribute to Soft Robotics Toolkit Online resource designed to foster innovation and learning 22 Sep
Life EMC robotics initiative to promote STEM in primary schools Eighteen Cork schools in first wave of new entrants 8 Sep
Life Dyson’s robot vacuum takes aim at Roomba Inventor says 360 Eye has the best suction among robots 5 Sep
Life Harvard unleashes swarm of self-organising robots Kilobots provide a glimpse into how machines can mimic biological processes 15 Aug
Life Scientists create self-assembling, working robots Origami droids can fold up and walk away 11 Aug
Trade Foxconn turns to robots, electric cars, wearables Manufacturing giant tries on some new ideas for size 26 Jun
Life Paralysed man in robot suit kicks off World Cup Brain-machine interfaces may make wheelchairs obsolete 13 Jun
Life Stretchable electronics could lead to robotic skin, computerised clothes Thanks to a basic sewing machine, your shirt might someday connect to the Internet 11 Jun
Life EU, industry partners invest €2.8bn in robot research Global market could be worth €60bn by 2020 4 Jun
Life Robot project aims to help doctors diagnose human stroke victims Roboy's 3D-printed humanoid skeleton and springy electromechanical muscles could simulate effects of health problems 12 Mar
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