Meet Q8bot, a palm-sized robot that resembles a miniaturized version of the famous Boston Dynamics’ Spot quadruped. Designed ...

given that essential electronic components for a robot such as a circuit board and a power source tend to be hard plastics or metals. As is common in soft robotics research, the octobot's creators ...

inserting magnets into the plastic rotor and snapping it into place. The end goal is to make robot actuators that are part of the circuit board itself.

MOVIE robot Johnny 5 is alive — and living in a granny annex. Fan Ryan Howard, 33, has spent £20,000 recreating the android from cult 1986 film Short Circuit. Now part of the family ...

A film fanatic who has built a fully-functioning replica of the robot from the 1986 film Short Circuit said fans get emotional when they see his creation. Ryan Howard, 34, from Nottinghamshire ...

Marty the robot is programmable and helps teach kids ... Indiegogo backers can purchase Marty in various forms, like just as a circuit board that can be fitted into 3D-printed parts, or as a ...

James Vincent is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. The pitch for Big Clapper, a $4,500 robot that’s currently raising funds on Kickstarter ...

the 1986 film Short Circuit has nevertheless remained a beloved cult classic for years. The movie centers around Number 5, a.k.a “Johnny 5,” an experimental military robot that is struck by ...