robotics

What Humanoids Can Teach Us About Being Human

Why design a robot version of yourself? Asian Scientist Magazine picks the brain of world-leading robotics scientist, Professor Hiroshi Ishiguro, to find out.

HUBO To The Rescue

Grace Chua speaks to Professor Oh Jun Ho of KAIST to find out how DRC-HUBO beat 22 other robots to emerge the winner of the 2015 DARPA robotics challenge.

Caring Cyborgs

Robots may be good at following instructions, but could they also be our companions and caregivers?

Hello, World! Meet 10 Made-In-Asia Robots

Here in tech-crazy Asia, robots occupy a special place in our hearts, homes and workplaces.

Mosquito Protein Sensor Can ‘Smell’ Human Sweat

This robot is equipped with a mosquito antenna protein that enables it to detect the odor of human sweat.

Rescue Robot ‘Sees’ With Drone Eyes

Japanese researchers have developed a prototype disaster relief robot that comes with its own flying drone.

Dolphins Inspire Leaping, Swimming Robot

Researchers have built a fast and agile robotic dolphin that can be used to investigate water quality.

SGInnovate To Launch Singapore Into AI & Robotics Space

SGInnovate will focus on areas such as artificial intelligence, robotics, digital health, financial services, smart energy, digital manufacturing and transportation.

Blood Cell-Sized Nanorobots Swim Towards The Light

This newly-developed light-guided nanobot can ‘dance’ and even spell out words at the researchers' whim.