Robotics
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§ 02 Recent
Latest arrivals
The Haptic Gap: Why Robots Need to Feel the Ground
The High Cost of Late Discovery in Robotics
Chef Robotics Reaches 100 Million Servings as Physical AI Enters the Kitchen
Skild AI’s Pursuit of the Universal Robotic Brain
The Virtual Crucible: Antioch Wants to Move Robot Testing to the Cloud
Stereotaxis to Acquire Robocath in $45 Million Bid for Endovascular Dominance
Retrofitting the Machine: Tesla’s Strategy for Legacy Factories
Boston Dynamics and Google DeepMind Bring Reasoning to the Spot Quadruped
A New Lens for Robotic Dexterity
§ 03 Editor's picks
- 01Robotics · IEEE Spectrum Robotics
The Rapid Evolution of Physical Intelligence
From Agility Robotics’ dancing humanoids to Generalist’s high-precision AI models, the bridge between simulated training and real-world performance is narrowing at an unprecedented pace.
- 02Robotics · IEEE Spectrum Robotics
The Long Maturation of the Humanoid Robot
Gill Pratt, the architect of the DARPA Robotics Challenge, reflects on the decade-long journey from viral blooper reels to the verge of commercial viability.
- 03Robotics · IEEE Spectrum Robotics
The Engineering of Living Circuits
Researchers are moving beyond biomimicry to build "neurobots"—biological machines with self-organizing nervous systems that blur the line between organism and apparatus.
- 04Robotics · The Robot Report
The No-Code Bridge for Embodied AI
AGIBOT’s Genie Studio Agent aims to simplify the leap from the lab to the factory floor by removing the engineering bottleneck.
- 05Robotics · The Robot Report
The Friction of the Real World: Lessons in Warehouse Robotics
As Pickle Robot Co. moves its truck-unloading technology into active customer environments, CTO Ariana Eisenstein addresses the gap between lab performance and commercial reliability.
§ 05 By topic
In focus on this desk
The Maturation of Physical AI
As investment in robotics doubles to $30 billion, the convergence of generative AI and quantum computing is pushing autonomous systems from the laboratory to the front lines.
The Logistics of Intelligence: A Dispatch from MODEX 2026
The Robot ReportThe Factory Floor Becomes a Laboratory for Mobile Humanoids
The Robot ReportBeyond the Demo: Humanoid Robots Enter Consumer Electronics Production
The Robot Report
The Maturation of Physical AI
As investment in robotics doubles to $30 billion, the convergence of generative AI and quantum computing is pushing autonomous systems from the laboratory to the front lines.
Securing the Autonomous Frontier with Zero-Trust Governance
IEEE Spectrum RoboticsThe Versatility of the Hybrid Machine
IEEE Spectrum RoboticsThe Automation of the Front Line
IEEE Spectrum Robotics
§ 06 More stories
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Managing the Machine Multitude: Transitive 2.0 and the Logic of Fleet Scaling
As robotics startups move beyond the prototype phase, the challenge shifts from controlling a single machine to monitoring a growing population.
The Mall as Laboratory: Demystifying the Robot
Researchers from the RAI Institute took robotics out of the lab and into a Cambridge shopping mall to study how the public perceives and interacts with autonomous machines in the real world.
A Wi-Fi Receiver Built for the Heart of a Reactor
A new wireless receiver can withstand radiation doses orders of magnitude higher than space-grade electronics, promising more agile robots for nuclear cleanup.
The First Steady Step: Honoring Honda’s P2
Nearly three decades after its debut, the first humanoid robot to master independent balance receives recognition as a foundational engineering milestone.
The Athleticism of the Machine
New research into humanoid tennis skills and bimanual dexterity suggests a shift toward robots that can handle the dynamic, "imperfect" movements of the human world.
The Engineering Friction of the Humanoid Dream
As humanoid robots move toward mass production, engineers are grappling with the physical realities of thermal management, battery trade-offs, and the sheer complexity of bipedal balance.
The Adaptive Machine
Recent developments in modular robotics and urban delivery suggest a future where a robot’s form is as fluid as its function.
The Integrated Machine: A New Era for Biomimetic Robotics
Researchers are moving beyond simple assembly, using advanced printing techniques to create robotic hands that mirror the complex interplay of human bone, tendon, and skin.
The Remote Supervision Trap
Autonomous vehicle companies are relying on remote human operators to solve system failures, repeating the same interface mistakes the military made decades ago.
The Practical Turn in Autonomous Form
From mountain-climbing quadrupeds to magnetic microrobot swarms, the latest developments in robotics are prioritizing specialized utility over mere mimicry.
Autonomy on the Red Planet
By shifting from human-led navigation to an advanced autonomous algorithm, NASA’s Perseverance rover has transformed how we explore alien worlds.
Beyond the Human Form: From Dancing Bipeds to Martian Autonomy
While humanoid robots master the aesthetics of human movement, NASA's Perseverance rover is achieving a different kind of mastery: precise self-localization on the Red Planet.