Robotics

The Royal Institution's esteemed Christmas Lectures, a longstanding British tradition since 1825 and broadcast by the BBC since 1936, are set to break new ground this year.

It’s no secret that robotics and automation have been key drivers in achieving mass production. But as manufacturers seek to offer a wider variety of products able to fit individual customer needs, can automation bring personalisation to the same scale?

A real-life invisibility cloak, a London-to-Sydney flight in 3 hours, manufacturing in zero-gravity space, and worm-like robotics for disaster recovery, these are just some of the 50 emerging technologies that could shape our future.

Annually, more than 15 million people globally experience a stroke, leading to challenges such as arm and hand impairment, weakness, and paralysis.

A team of Princeton University and Google engineers have found a novel method of teaching robots to be even smarter through the use of LLMs.

A novel method for inspecting large pipe structures using mobile robots equipped with guided acoustic wave sensors has been successfully demonstrated by a team at the University of Bristol. 

Yamaha Robotics unveiled the YRM20DL dual-lane mounter for the first time in Europe at Productronica 2023, along with new features of its smart-factory software tools.

The robotics sector is witnessing a paradigm shift and a large part of that is fuelled by advancements in materials science.

As the festive season approaches, the tradition of advent calendars can offer an engaging way for engineers and scientists to countdown to Christmas.

A UK-based startup has developed an autonomous robot that leverages artificial intelligence to detect and repair cracks and potholes on roads.