UK Robots

7 Terrible Ideas For Robots From Heavy Metal Album Covers

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 21.05.2013 | UK Tech

Heavy metal music has done much good for the world, introducing us to the talents of Bruce Dickinson on vocals, Jeff Hanneman on guitar, and the sarto...

WATCH: Robot Cheetah Built In US Lab

Huffington Post UK | Posted 17.05.2013 | UK Tech

MIT has unveiled a beautiful, efficient and only mildly terrifying robotic cheetah. Like the version built by Boston Dynamics last year, the metal ...

Robot Ants (And Real Termites) Will Shape The Breathable Buildings Of The Future

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 16.05.2013 | UK Tech

In the future buildings may have unusual architects. Termites. Well, actually, robotic ants programmed to behave like termites, but who will ins...

WATCH: Robots Fight With Lightsabers At Google I/O

Huffington Post UK | Posted 16.05.2013 | UK Tech

Robots. Fighting. Lightsabers. While Google's keynote speech at the annual I/O developer's conference was a bit of a mixed bag - some cool news, bu...

Can You Guess What This Robot Is For?

Huffington Post UK | Christopher York | Posted 08.05.2013 | UK Tech

If you fear that your bad breath or stinky feet could lead to rejection from fellow humans then fear no more. In the great Japanese tradition of us...

UN Draft Report Recommends Ban On Killer Robots

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 07.05.2013 | UK Tech

A campaign launched last month to pre-emptively ban killer robots was given a boost after a draft UN report called for measure to be taken before thei...

WATCH: 'RoboBee' Is The World's Smallest Flying Robot

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 03.05.2013 | UK Tech

Yesterday we brought you the robotic bird so realistic it got attack by an actual hawk. Today we bring you something even cooler - and far, far sma...

You'll Never Guess Where Nasa's Amazing New Rover Is Headed...

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 02.05.2013 | UK Tech

Nasa has announced an amazing new autonomous, solar-powered rover to explore strange, icy landscapes in our Solar System. Well, on Earth actually. ...

WATCH: The Robotic Bird That Can Do Mid-Air Back Flips

Huffington Post UK | Christopher York | Posted 02.05.2013 | UK Tech

Robot engineers have built a mechanical bird that is so realistic it got attacked by an actual hawk. The eight-year endeavour led by Satyandra Gupt...

What Do They Mean? Hundreds Of Mysterious Yellow Orbs Found In Mexico's Temple Of The Feathered Serpent

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 01.05.2013 | UK

Hundreds of mysterious yellow orbs have been found beneath Mexico’s Temple of the Feathered Serpent. The once-metallic spheres were discovered b...

Scientists Bounce Laser Off Long-Lost Soviet Lunar Robot

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 30.04.2013 | UK Tech

Scientists have managed to bounce a laser off a Soviet Lunar rover which landed on the Moon more than 40 years ago. The Lunokhod 1 was the first re...

Robotic Snake Could Search Collapsed Buildings In Future Disasters

Huffington Post UK | Posted 26.04.2013 | UK Tech

Tragically, recent events in Bangladesh have focused many minds on the need for more effective search and rescue tools. One new idea is to use an i...

'Campaign To Stop Killer Robots' Launches To Stop Terminator Before It's Too Late

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 23.04.2013 | UK Tech

A campaign has launched to stop the creation of killer robots before it's too late. The Campaign To Stop Killer Robots is calling for pre-emptive b...

Meet Mantis: The Six-Legged, Record-Breaking Walking Robot..

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 22.04.2013 | UK Tech

A man from Winchester has built an utterly terrifying, massive, six-legged robotic walking machine. Mantis is said to be the biggest all-te...

WATCH: Terrifying Robot Runs, Jumps And Sweats In Camouflage

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 08.04.2013 | UK Tech

An American military contractor has demonstrated a humanoid robot in camouflage clothing which can run, jump and even sweat like a real human. And ...

Russia Announces 'Aggressive' Plan For Robotic Fleet To Explore The Moon

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 02.04.2013 | UK Tech

Russia has announced it will launch a fleet of space robots to explore the Moon. Nasa's former space-race competitor (when it was still the Soviet ...

Robotic 'Remote Presence' Machine Labelled 'Most Terrifying' At Tech Show

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 15.05.2013 | UK Tech

A 'remote presence' robot which allows you to attend meetings, chat with colleagues and sneak up on people unawares from thousands of miles away has b...

'Barista Bot' Can Draw Your Face In A Cup Of Coffee

Huffington Post UK | Posted 11.05.2013 | UK Tech

You know that annoying thing at popular coffee chains where they ask your name and then write it - usually misspelled - on the side of your mocha? ...

Monkey Controls Robot 7,000 Miles Away With Its Mind

Huffington Post UK | Posted 24.04.2013 | UK Tech

Not to be outdone by the moths, who can drive robots pretty well it turns out, the monkeys have gone one better. One has driven a robot... with his...

Monkey Controls Robot 7,000 Miles Away With Its Mind

Huffington Post UK | Posted 24.04.2013 | UK Tech

Not to be outdone by the moths, who can drive robots pretty well it turns out, the monkeys have gone one better. One has driven a robot... with his...

Robots Play Catch With Javelins

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 23.04.2013 | UK Tech

In what appears to be yet another blow in mankind's ongoing battle to remain relevant amid the encroaching sentient robotic tide, quadrocopters have b...

Cyberdyne Unveils Latest Robotic Exo-Skeleton For Disaster Zone Workers

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 22.04.2013 | UK Tech

Powered exo-skeletons are just about on the cusp of being really useful - and genuinely everyday. And while the military has a role to play, many o...

WATCH: Robot Sees Itself In The Mirror For The First Time

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 12.04.2013 | UK Tech

The moment a robot 'saw' itself for the first time in a mirror has captured the imagination of the internet. In the clip the cute, green android Qb...

The UK's First 'Robot' Hair Transplant and Hair Loss Myths

Ben Whitmarsh | Posted 09.04.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Ben Whitmarsh

In the last week, the UK has just witnessed a significant breakthrough. One that could soon prompt an intriguing rash of conversations in various male...

Failed To Get Your Jobs Done At Weekend?

Posted 13.02.2013 | UK Lifestyle

The world of robots is undeniably fascinating and at times humbling. They can explore the deep sea and distant planets, and they are transforming day-...