robotics

ASUS Zenbo intelligent home robot wants to replace your lap dog

Catch all of the latest news, analysis and reactions from Computex 2016 right here. Robots are going to kill us all, right? Well, not…

Real-life giant robots hope to meet in Pacific Rim-like arena battle next year

Last Tuesday, a team of American engineers representing Boston-based MegaBots challenged Japan’s Suidobashi Heavy Industries to a real life battle of giant robots. Although a specific…

5 incredible robots showcased at DARPA’s Robotics Challenge

Entrants in DARPA’s 2015 Robotics Challenge competed for a US$3.5-million cash prize, and the robots showcased didn’t fail to deliver on their promise. The…

MIT builds ‘first ever’ cheetah-like running, jumping four-legged robot

This week MIT researchers released a video featuring the first ever four-legged robot that can identify and jump over obstacles while running. Thanks to…

Bipedal robot ATRIAS takes its first outdoor stroll

Developed by engineers at Oregon State University (OSU), ATRIAS is a bipedal robot that recently took its first ever outdoor stroll, marking a significant milestone in its…

‘Need For Speed’, drone pong and CES: this week’s TGIF video roundup

TGIF, and we really shouldn’t be at work, but that won’t stop us from gandering through the week’s best tech, gadget and gaming videos,…

Don’t invite this beer pong playing robot to your NYE party [Video]

Beer pong is the king of New Years Eve and St. Patrick’s Day games, not so? If you so happen to be an evil…

Watch this six-legged robot crawl into your nightmare

Although we’ve seen all kinds of impressive advances in robotics this year, perhaps none inspire as much fascination, and creepiness, as Hector, a six-legged…

The PR2 robot can fetch beer, play pool and fold your laundry

The benefits to be had from automating household tasks is the dream of, well, everyone. After a long week of work, wasting your precious…

15 techy things we’re giving thanks for this Thanksgiving [Gallery]

It’s Thanksgiving again after an exciting but long year in the tech sphere. Although down here in South Africa we love our turkey as…

Humanoid robots will someday fly our planes

Pibot is the first ever humanoid robot designed to fly a plane autonomously. Researchers at South Korea’s Advanced Institute of Science and Technology responsible for…

Ebola-combatting robots under consideration for West African deployment

The world’s current Ebola outbreak is quickly turning into the planet’s worst nightmare, and a realization of some of Hollywood’s scariest post-apocalyptic movies, but…

NASA spiderbots begin construction on ‘Death Star’ in space

Ok, so perhaps the title is a bit of stretch. But NASA’s plan to use robots in space to build massive space stations, space…

ACHIRES the bipedal robot will somersault into your heart

I’m not completely sure if robots chasing humans on wheels is scarier than robots chasing humans on two legs, but the University of Tokyo…

This production-ready robotic exoskeleton gives shipbuilders superhuman strength

Superhuman robotic exoskeletons are the stuff of legend. Tony Stark, the World Cup and even the U.S. Military have explored the possibilities that a…

$150 3D-printed prosthetic hand changes one young boy’s life

Rich Van As, a South African carpenter had a horrific accident, chopping off four fingers in a workshop related incident. On the other end…

Brave Robotics develops 3D printed Transformer-like toy car

Japanese developer group Brave Robotics recently showcased its latest endeavor, a 1/12 scale transformable robot car that walks, turns and even shoots darts. This…

Creepy robot can run faster than you [Video]

The robots are coming for you. The boffins over Boston Dynamics have built a robot that can run 18mph (almost 29km/hr) — smashing the…

Cape Union Mart to host virtual screenings for BANFF film festival

Spotify launches Premium plan for students in South Africa

Roland launches Zentracker, a free audio recording app for musicians

Cape Town tech startup creates innovative food-related platform

Rwandan fintech startup selected for prestigious accelerator programme

South African clean-tech start up secures investment

PlayStation announces God of War (2018) is coming to PC

Animal Crossing: New Horizons free update and paid expansion coming on 5 November

Your top 10 questions about the HUAWEI Watch 3 series answered

Road test: Renault Kiger 1.0 Turbo Intens

Road Test: Audi RS6 Avant

Here are the winners of the 2021 South African Car of the Year Awards