Makeblock raises $30 million for robot-building kits for kids

 Remember when kids could simply play with their toys? They still can. But parents are increasingly…

OceanGate plans an expedition to 3D scan the Titanic

 Seattle-based OceanGate Inc. this week announced plans for a manned expedition to study the R.M.S. Titanic,…

Seriously, this skull-drilling robot is good news for humanity

 When someone invents a robot specifically made to drill into the skulls of unconscious, immobile humans,…

Swiss researchers are developing edible robots made of gelatin

 A new paper released by researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL)…

Chowbotics raises $5 million for salad-making robots named Sally, of course

 Chowbotics Inc. has landed $5 million in a Series A round of venture funding to develop what…

Teaching robots how to trust

 Robots have begun to play an increasing role in life and death scenarios, from rescue missions…

Crunch Report | The VIPs of Tinder

Tinder’s VIP version of its app, Google acquires Kaggle and Udacity launches a Robotics Nanodegree. All…

How baby dolls, mine sweepers and Mars rovers led iRobot to the Roomba

 The iRobot museum is located in the main building of its Bedford, Massachusetts headquarters. It’s more…