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  1. Robots: Facts about these programmable and autonomous …

    Apr 30, 2025 · Robots include a wide variety of machines, such as the giant arms used to make cars, automatic vacuum cleaners, humanoid machines that look like people and do backflips, …

  2. Robotics | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    4 days ago · Vine-inspired robotic gripper gently lifts heavy and fragile objects The new design could be adapted to assist the elderly, sort warehouse products, or unload heavy cargo.

  3. Robotics news, features and articles - Live Science

    Nov 18, 2025 · Discover how robots can help push the realms of science and engineering with the latest robotics news, features and articles.

  4. MIT researchers “speak objects into existence” using AI and robotics

    Dec 5, 2025 · MIT researchers at the School of Architecture and Planning developed a speech-to-reality system that combines generative AI, natural language processing, and robotic …

  5. Robot, know thyself: New vision-based system teaches ... - MIT News

    Jul 24, 2025 · A 3D-printed robotic arm holds a pencil as it trains using random movements and a single camera — part of a new control system called Neural Jacobian Fields (NJF). Rather …

  6. Robotic system zeroes in on objects most relevant for helping …

    Apr 24, 2025 · MIT roboticists developed a way to cut through data noise and help robots focus on the features in a scene that are most relevant for assisting humans. The system could be …

  7. A new model offers robots precise pick-and-place solutions

    Aug 9, 2024 · Pick-and-place machines are a type of automated equipment used to place objects into structured, organized locations. These machines are used for a variety of applications — …

  8. Chinese tech company develops creepy ultra-lifelike robot face — …

    Oct 2, 2025 · A Chinese robotics company has unveiled what it describes as a realistic robot face, with plans to make humanoid robots more approachable and relatable.

  9. Robotic hand can identify objects with just one grasp

    Apr 3, 2023 · MIT-developed soft-rigid robotic fingers incorporate powerful sensors along their entire length, enabling them to produce a robotic hand that could accurately identify objects …

  10. Custom, 3D-printed heart replicas look and pump just like the real ...

    Feb 22, 2023 · MIT engineers are hoping to help doctors tailor treatments to patients’ specific heart form and function, with a custom robotic heart. The team has developed a procedure to …