There is a new robotic dog that can deliver packages! The dog, Spot, maps out the world around him and avoids obstacles! 

Scientists and engineers want to start using humanoid robots to grow organs that can be used for transplants! 

Scientists and engineers created a new robotic arm that recreates your digital drawings. This means you can draw whatever you want on a digital device, and the robotic arm will take a…

There's a robotic table tennis coach! Scientists and Engineers created a robot with high tech capabilities that coaches you through games of table tennis and makes you a better player! 

The article describes how scientists are created robots the size of grapefruits ready to explore the ocean! This will allow for deep sea exploration in an inexpensive, effective manner! 

You can 3D print a mini universe and hold it in the palm of your hands! Students will learn about the universe and 3D printing! 

Artificial intelligence (AI) has many uses - more than just helping robots overcome the human race. AI can actually help scientists, doctors, and engineers accomplish tasks all over t…

BMW unveiled new ideas on their 100th birthday. These new ideas include a self balancing motorcycle, and a fully autonomous giant car. Students will learn all about the new tech possi…

The article describes how cops have to move explosives away from crowds to prevent anything bad from happening through the use of Total Containment Vessels. 

A group of tiny robots that weighed less than an apple together were able to pull a 3900 pound car! 

The article describes how scientists created a new material that can be attached to smartphones to help generate power! 

The article describes how color changing clams gave scientists a new way to find new technology for smartphones and TVs that will use less energy and be easier on your eyes! 

The articledescribes 4D printing and how the object changes shape after it's made. This could help with future medical technology! 

The article describes how scientists and engineers created self-folding paper that can be used to turn into mini robots! 

The article describes how a robot was created in China, and it broke the world record for walking the farthest distance. 

The article describes how scientists created a tractor beam that can levitate objects. It does this by using sound waves! This could lead to advancements in multiple fields, including…

The article describes how scientists are working on small floating devices to deliver packages to remote areas. After the device delivers the package, it would vanish into thin air! 

The article describes how biomedical engineers at Texas A&M University are developing wearable sensors that can translate sign language into English! 

The article describes a new self destructing computer chip that scientists created. 

The video is a TED Talk by Fei-Fei Li about teaching computers to understand pictures! 

There's a competition going on in Australia where teams from around the world are trying to create the most time and energy efficient car possible! 

The article describes how Toyota wants to work with MIT and Stanford to create cars with sensors to make cars uncrashable! 

This article describes a solar airplane and the voyage it was supposed to take. The actual voyage was cancelled due to harsh weather conditions earlier this week. 

The creation of artificial intelligence is a risky process. Scientists and researchers have stated that they cannot afford to make any mistakes with the creation because it may end up…

There is a car that scientists have created from a 3D printer! The material is so tough that it doesn't need metal sheets for support or strength! 

There is a new floor washing robot under construction. The FLOBOT is being created by a team of interdisciplinary students in the UK and will operate without any human interaction. 

Scientists at MIT have created a robotic zipper! This zipper is programmed to zip up automatically, without jamming or getting caught on fabric. This will not only make zippers easy t…

The article describes the possibility of self-driving cars! This may create the possibility of reducing the amount of cars per household to one! 

The article describes a new robot created by the PAL Robotics company. This new robot is perfect for a research environment as it allows for movement around laboratories. 

This article describes a robot dog created by Google! 

This article discusses the possibilities of a new personal robot assistant. A robotics company in New York created a new robot that uses artificial intelligence to become your everyda…

This article discusses a new robot hotel. At this new Japanese hotel, robots function as waiters, cleaning staff, and receptionists. If successful, these robots will be used in anothe…

This article describes a new robot that NASA has created. This new robot was specially designed to go inside a volcano to observe and create a 3D map of the inside of a volcano!

Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have begun to develop animal like robots. The first robot to be built and tested is the Cheetah Robot. The engineers believe t…

The Dayton Police Department's SWAT team will have a new addition, a robot in place of the traditional K-9 unit. This approach is meant to help increase saftey and improve the way cri…

 The coffee giant Nescafe has taken the aid of a new technology to help sell its coffee products. Nescafe is acquiring the robot "Pepper" to help sell its products around the world.…

Researchers are trying to develop technology to gain the perceptions of the robots they build. Doing so will enable them to enhance the robot's efficiency, which will allow advances i…

Students will learn about new technologies being developed in the world of robotics. Microbots are being created to help fight disease, diffuse bombs, and help humanity in all aspects. 

With Ebola scares, scientists have been trying to come up with a solution to save everyone. Robots might be the solution. They are trying to come up with a robot that can take care of…

Flower Robotics has created a new robot which can accomplish multiple tasks. The company is planning on marketing the robot in 2016. Soon, everybody may have a robot of their own!

Robirds are taking to the skies! Normally people don't think birds would cause any trouble, but tell that to farmers and airport workers. To solve the issue of pesky birds a Dutch inv…

An artifical retina is restoring partial vision in blind people. The Argus II collects visual information using a video camera on a pair of glasses. Roger Pontz is the second person t…

New low cost smart technology is providing independent mobility for the blind. The smartcane uses ultrasound to detect obstacles in the path of users. It can detect obstacles above kn…

Daniel, age 12, lost both of his arms to a bomb in Sudan. Mick Ebeling read about his plight and decided to help. Ebeling learned how to 3-D print a new arm for daniel. He traveled to…

FDA approves the DEKA arm, a prosthetic controlled by brain signals. The DEKA arm is named after "Luke" from Luke Shywalker from "Star Wars". The arm can perform delicate tasks such a…

Ever wonder how a butterfly can fly so smoothly? What if engineers learned the efficency that the butterflies use during flying to incorporate that in flying machines used by humans? …

Seventeen different rescue robots were made around the world to compete in DARPA's Robotics Challenge. Companies from all over the US and other countries brought forth their best resc…

Briggo coffee has created robotic baristas to make coffee to perfection. More and more companies are vying to buy these machines to satisfy customers!

The Boston Dynamics Robotics company has unveiled its newest WildCat Robot. This robot can run up to 16 miles per hour on flat terrain! Bost Dynamics had also built a similar robot na…

Web developer Nathan Broadbent loves automating daily chores and tasks. So, it was not really a surprise when he developed a microwave that could download cooking instructions and pro…

The Mab Automated Cleaning System designed by Adrian Perez Zapata, introduces a state of the art cleaning with microbots! For those who are very busy, this future cleaning product can…

Joel Gibbard began the Open Hand Project in March 2013. The Open Hand Project is an open source venture that aims to make a robotic prostetic hand for people able to use it in the dev…

Did you know that robots can be completely soft? Check out this amazing video to see how scientists at iRobot used an interesting physics principle called "jamming" to make a soft an…

In this article, your students can learn about how underwater robots are being used to track tiger sharks off the coast of Delaware. (Picture credit to Pterantula at the English langu…

What if you could build a robot for less than $10?  In this article, our students can learn about people who designed cheap but cool robots to help people all over the world have more…

In this article, your students can learn about the hive technology being used to develop coralbots that can help rebuild coral reefs. 

What if there was a way for a a paralyzed person to walk?  In this article, your students can learn about the research being done to deveop a robot that can help with just that!

In this article, your students can learn why robots may provide the best solution for exploring Mars underground.

Did you ever imagine that a robot would be helping you do homework or teaching you how to dance? The NAO robot can communicate in nine different languages and take photographs as …

This video shows kids a new robotic device, Tek RMD, that can help paraplegics move and complete daily tasks with ease.

Kids will love reading about this cool new restaurant in China. Sololy run by robots, this restaurant is one cool place!

This video shows the latest enhancements to Honda's ASIMO. ASIMO can now pour and serve drinks with it's multifingered hand equipt with force sensors. 

This video shows a simple robotic system that kids can build and also how they can make it more complex.

This video of Andrew NG from Stanford Uiversity presents the amazing new technological advances being made in robotics and artifical intelligence. 

This video shows a group of robotic helicopters interacting with eachother without the need for a remote control for each bot. 

This video shows the neat tricks of gyroscopes. Not only does it show students how cool this tiny device can be, but it also explains the physics behind it. It also describes how gyro…

Ever seen a car without a driver on the highway? Google has created a robotic car!

Kids will get to see robotic sea creatures out of the water!

Kids will learn about a NASA designed robot that's geared towards helping astronauts in space.

This is the promotional video for Honda's robot ASIMO. Soon these could be ready for commercial use in your own household. 

Honda's ASMIO directs a performance of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra to raise money for the Power of Dreams Music Education Fund.

Kids will love checking out this robotic dog. With all the same mannerism as a real dog this shows the advancements of robots.

This video shows the advancements Boston Dynamic have made with robotic walking. With heel-toe walking this robot walks like a human. 

This robotic dog developed by Boston Dynamics in primarily geared towards miltary use. With the abilty to carry a heavy weight and walk on uneven ground, this robot will be very benef…

This robot takes online shopping to a new level. With the abilty to change shape into your body measurements kids and adults will be able to see how clothes will fit despite shopping …

This video shows kids how complex a simple task such as catching a ball truly is. This video also show the advancement of robots and how they could potentially be a part of our daily …

This video shows kids how robots could be a part of our social life.

Toyota developed a robot capable of playing the violin.

This video show a robot playing table tennis with a human.

This video shows how a simple robot can movie to sounds and music.

Kids will learn about robotic cars with this video showing Audi and Standford University working together to create a driverless car!

This video shows kids how technology can impact the life of an amputee. 

There are a lot of advanced robots out there that look and even act like animals. Check out this video of a robotic dog to see it for yourself and share it with the kdis in your life!

Do your kids love Ironman? Ever want to be as strong as Ironman? Raytheon developed an Ironman like suit! Check it out!

Love Buzz Lightyear? Watch this video and see this robot work!

See GM and Nasa's robot in action!

  Wall-E from the movie comes to life! Check it out!  

Check out this robotic fish!  

Learn about the work of MIT's professors and students on artificial limbs.

Learn how Google's robotic cars work!  

Learn how a robotic arm helps with manufactuing heavy items.  

The earthquake that shook Japan in early March 2011 was an absolute tragedy and many survivors were left trapped under rumble and debris. These robots were deployed to help rescue tea…

A group of college students created a robot that can solve a combination lock! They created a nice user interface program to go along with it so that people can easily understand how …

A british robot named Kasper is helping children with autism learn how to express their emotions. The inventors of Kasper are hoping it will let austic children lead normal adult live…

Two college students built a robot that can solve a rubik's cube puzzle in 15 seconds! Watch the video and read this article to find out how these students used their technical knowle…

High school students competed in an intense robotics competition at Kettering University. Right before the end of the match, each robot was to deploy a "minibot" that had to climb a 1…

Learn how robots can pick up virtually any shape using coffee grounds and suction. With this technology, robots may be able to help with chores around the house someday!

Have you ever wanted to have the chance to play with a kitty, but didn't want to worry about taking care of it? Learn how you can play with kittens using robots no matter where you live!

If you're working with a group of kids on a robotics design and build competition such as FIRST Robotics, this is a great video talking about the design process. Grant Imahara from th…

One of the things that scientists and engineers are working hard on is developing robots that humans can easily interact with and understand. Showing kids that robots have to be "taug…

A robot named Watson was developed by IBM to compete on the TV show Jeopardy! and to push the boundaries of a robot that can easily understand and interact with humans. This video exp…

Read about a FIRST Lego Robotics team based out of the Washington, DC Area that is going to be competing at the World Championship event this year.  Photo from WashingtonPost.com

Like humans, robots have a body structure, muscle system, senses, and a brain.  This article explains how robots function and discusses the many types of robots.

Having only one eye would make life more difficult for humans, and it’s no different with robots. Have your students read why two robot eyes are better than one.

Designed to explore Mars, the hearing, seeing and sniffing Ground-Bot can now be found patrolling airports and playgrounds. Have your students watch this video to learn how this incre…

For their school's GEMS (Girls in Engineering, Math and Science) team, a group of girls prepare for a robotics competition they are entering.  Their robot must complete two tasks: mov…