Robotics

Internet mocks Iranians dressed as 'advanced humanoid robots' at tech expo

Acne scars, blinking and breathing revealed the "advanced" robots were people in costumes.

Costumed humans pretending to be robots at an Iranian tech expo in November.
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 Elon Musk speaks during a press conference with U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured), at the White House in Washington, D.C., US, May 30, 2025.

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 One of Israel’s youth robotics teams, Trigon Amit Boys, has declined to participate in the final stages of the FIRST robotics finals over Shabbat observance.

Robotics team withdraws from Global Finals to honor Shabbat


Israel Robotics Association to create national robotics institute - exclusive

“Robotics are a necessity and not a luxury,” says Chairman of the Israel Robotics Association Prof. Zvi Shiller.

 Illustrative image of robots.

China holds 'stunning lead' over US in competition for key technology

China had established a "stunning lead in high-impact research" under government programs against the West, The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) said.

 The flags of the United States and China fly from a lamppost in the Chinatown neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, US, November 1, 2021.

Ben-Gurion University engineers develop one of the most efficient amphibious robots

Powered by a single motor, the robot's movement mirrors the way flippers move in water and centipedes move on land.

AmphiSAW among the lily pads

First-in-Israel robotic surgery helps woman walk after spine fracture

The groundbreaking technology with a minimally invasive surgical approach was applied for the first time at the Jerusalem hospital to repair a spinal fracture through the abdominal cavity.

 Surgeons at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem perform groundbreaking spinal surgery.

Verobotics to supply Hong Kong with robot window washers following multi-million dollar deal

The Israeli company is expected to begin deployment of its building facade maintenance robots in Q3 of this year via Hong Kong-based company Robocore.

 Verobotics' brave little robot doing its honest blue-collar work.

Blue dragonflies can help scientists make better robots - study

The blue dasher dragonfly is common and catches 95% of its pray in midair. Scientists think it can help lead to the development of better robots.

 Scientists studied the flight behavior of the blue dasher dragonfly.

Meet the new robots that are going to teach our children

Here are some of the educational robots that will help introduce kids to coding and software which are now basic life skills.

ROBOTS DANCE in a Boston Dynamics robotics company video posted on December 29.

Interested in the Internet of Things? This is how to use it safely

The growing network of internet-connected robots, switches, hubs and even refrigerators has given rise to a novel category of appliances which are largely referred to as the Internet of Things (IoT).

A Lynx robot with Amazon Alexa integration on display in Las Vegas.

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 Kinneret Farzon, founder and CEO of Fjord Robo

The robots of the future are already here

Patented robotic technology that can be adapted to any industry brings investment opportunities.

 X-tend at the hospital