PyRobot could simplify the way researchers program their machines, and could even make it easier for non-robotics types to jump into the field.

The computer scientist Christoph Salge is trying to circumvent the need for rules that guide robots’ behavior. His strategy: Give them a goal of making us more powerful.

Build your own Palm robot -- it's easy Researchers at Carnegie Mellon's Robotics Institute offer a do-it-yourself kit and online instructions -- in 15 steps, you've got a Palm Pilot robot.

The Shonkbot is what the team at Bristol Hackspace came up with for a robot that is obvious in its working and encouragingly easy to build, even for kids (with supervision).

Not only has [Joop Brokking] built an easy to make balancing robot but he’s produced an excellent set of plans and software for anyone else who wants to make one too. Self-balancers are a ...

So how does a manufacturer contemplating a first robot integration project participate fully so that the project is a success on their terms? Here are four suggestions to guide you during the process.

Robots make everything look easy, but there's actually a lot of work going on under the hood to make even simple tasks happen. But through impeccable design, practice, and some good programming ...

In story after story he illustrates problems that would arise with even these simple rules, such as what the robot should do when orders from two people conflict.

Winfield describes his robots as having a little bit of “common sense.” For the moment, robots can only use simulation theory of mind in relatively simple situations.