Robotics This Robotic Hand’s Electronic Skin Senses Exactly How Hard It Needs to Squeeze The hand can gently pick up anything from plastic cups to pineapples.

Rapid declines in insect populations are leading to concerns that the pollination of important crops could soon come under threat. Tiny flying robots designed by MIT researchers could one day provide ...

Science Scientists Discover Thousands of New Microbial Species Thriving in the Mariana Trench The project explores how life adapts to extreme environments—and hopes to inspire new drugs or even ...

Jeff Bezos’s rocket company Blue Origin hopes to become a major rival to SpaceX in the private space industry. But those ambitions are on hold after the company postponed the test launch of its new ...

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Scientists just unveiled the world’s tiniest pacemaker. Smaller than a grain of rice and controlled by light shone through the skin, the pacemaker generates power and squeezes the heart’s muscles ...

Artificial Intelligence AI Might Now Be as Good as Humans at Detecting Emotion, Political Leaning, and Sarcasm Maybe machines aren't so hopeless at detecting nuance after all.

Tech Stratolaunch’s Hypersonic Plane Breaks Mach 5 and Lands Without a Pilot The Talon-A2 vehicle air-launched from the world's biggest aircraft and piloted itself at hypersonic speeds before landing ...

Dr. Shelly Xuelai Fan is a neuroscientist-turned-science-writer. She’s fascinated with research about the brain, AI, longevity, biotech, and especially their intersection. As a digital nomad, she ...

Kawasaki recently revealed a computer-generated concept for the Corleo, a “robotic horse.” A video shows the automated equine galloping through valleys, crossing rivers, climbing mountains, and ...

White Castle was the first restaurant chain to significantly invest in Flippy, piloting the robotic assistant in 2020.

Artificial Intelligence Meta’s New AI Translates Speech in Real Time Across More Than 100 Languages It's accurate and nearly as fast as expert human interpreters.