More Robotics
Robots can learn like humans thanks to OpenAI spinoff
Using a vast amount of data, the model can learn through observation.
![An illustration mimicking The March of Progress shows the evolution of a robotic arm.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/028nUyu7vgRdqAtFIvaoBGI/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1710862937.png)
![An illustration mimicking The March of Progress shows the evolution of a robotic arm.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/028nUyu7vgRdqAtFIvaoBGI/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1710862937.png)
Watch a swarm of robots lay artificial pheromones like ants
The collective behaviors shown exhibited spatial organization, memory, and communication.
By Emmett Smith
![Robots used in stigmergy study](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/04eMvwxmSvzhwm5UnJcVJN7/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1709750040.jpg)
![Robots used in stigmergy study](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/04eMvwxmSvzhwm5UnJcVJN7/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1709750040.jpg)
Brick by brick, this autonomous robot is transforming construction
Robots are now also skilled at bricklaying.
![A split screen shows a half-constructed brick wall (left) and one of the automated construction robots (right). Caption reads "Robo builders"](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/00JIHrwDAqvWEFoM8Dru1XZ/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1708532281.png)
![A split screen shows a half-constructed brick wall (left) and one of the automated construction robots (right). Caption reads "Robo builders"](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/00JIHrwDAqvWEFoM8Dru1XZ/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1708532281.png)
ADAM is the barista robot ready to serve you a drink
Whether it be a pick me up in the morning or an alcoholic beverage after work, ADAM's got you
By Emmett Smith
![ADAM the robot barista at CES 2024](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/06PScWMUWg3UFVm8AdgxcDp/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1706284455.jpg)
![ADAM the robot barista at CES 2024](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/06PScWMUWg3UFVm8AdgxcDp/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1706284455.jpg)
Researchers designed a robotic backpack that gives you extra limbs
Move over, Doc Ock.
By Emmett Smith
![A man wearing a robotic backpack with four robot arms](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/031PNeBn7qV9NL3V3glKezA/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1697648178.png)
![A man wearing a robotic backpack with four robot arms](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/031PNeBn7qV9NL3V3glKezA/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1697648178.png)
Meet the small origami robot with potential for big things
CurveQuad's simple design opens the door for larger possibilities
By Emmett Smith
![CurveQuad origami robot](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/02hSevrewYHZn264p7Xh8x1/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1693595519.jpg)
![CurveQuad origami robot](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/02hSevrewYHZn264p7Xh8x1/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1693595519.jpg)
This little robot cleans your pool autonomously
Just throw the WYBOT into your pool and let it do its thing.
By Warren Shaw
![Pool Cleaning Robot](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/03A3n0fN4lyXNbRMU3cZOC2/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1689695385.png)
![Pool Cleaning Robot](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/03A3n0fN4lyXNbRMU3cZOC2/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1689695385.png)
The robot built to hunt down and dispose of Spotted Lanternfly eggs
Left uncontrolled, the Spotted Lanternfly could potentially cost Pennsylvania’s economy $324 million annually
By Emmett Smith
![An image of a robot getting rid of spotted lanternfly eggs on a tree with a brush on its arm side by side with an image of a spotted lanternfly on a tree](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/07u00qxUlHN4A3xtR0qwK26/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1685726115.jpg)
![An image of a robot getting rid of spotted lanternfly eggs on a tree with a brush on its arm side by side with an image of a spotted lanternfly on a tree](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/07u00qxUlHN4A3xtR0qwK26/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1685726115.jpg)
Using ChatGPT this robot formed a unique sense of self-awareness
Apparently, robots can develop phobias, too.
![Turtlebot 4](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/02ZfzE61wi0TpuO8jar69gE/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1684880173.png)
![Turtlebot 4](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/02ZfzE61wi0TpuO8jar69gE/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1684880173.png)
GRoW is an advanced robot made for precision greenhouse harvesting
The machine autonomously moves throughout the greenhouse scanning vegetables ready to be picked.
![Harvesting Robot](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/07CRbbeusYnuwCgM2fb6gRZ/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1684877420.png)
![Harvesting Robot](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/07CRbbeusYnuwCgM2fb6gRZ/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1684877420.png)
Shailene Woodley and Jack Whitehall on what it’s like playing robot versions of themselves
"Maybe robots aren't that bad after all."
By Emmett Smith
![Jack Whitehall and Shailene Woodley on the 'Robots' movie poster](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/047MrWn1UMlKvdI7VQ0YJFM/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1684436502.jpg)
![Jack Whitehall and Shailene Woodley on the 'Robots' movie poster](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/047MrWn1UMlKvdI7VQ0YJFM/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1684436502.jpg)
How an avatar robot system won a german research group $5M
The team's avatar system was developed over the course of three years
By Emmett Smith
![Team NimbRo's avatar robot system](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/07jZ6upDfvmcD0Io8UjZNgr/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1683219104.jpg)
![Team NimbRo's avatar robot system](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/07jZ6upDfvmcD0Io8UjZNgr/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1683219104.jpg)
These robot arms were designed to help humans interact with AI
You can wear up to six arms at a time.
![Robot Arms](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/04dRP8kLvImZOxp7RbvFFmD/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1683028082.png)
![Robot Arms](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/04dRP8kLvImZOxp7RbvFFmD/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1683028082.png)
Meet Disney's rollerblading robot prototype
The project is meant to bring more character and relatability to robotic beings
By Emmett Smith
![Disney's robot prototype sitting on stage wearing a pair of roller skates.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/03DlbUNpHlFJ71P2BgbiPr1/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1681224318.jpg)
![Disney's robot prototype sitting on stage wearing a pair of roller skates.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/03DlbUNpHlFJ71P2BgbiPr1/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1681224318.jpg)
The robotic basketball hoop ready to test your free throw skills
If it's feeling friendly, it might just give you a chance to dunk
By Emmett Smith
![A basketball hoop mounted on an industrial robotic arm](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/00jfMymGMzJ2AobNQrYiMJ4/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1680273490.jpg)
![A basketball hoop mounted on an industrial robotic arm](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/00jfMymGMzJ2AobNQrYiMJ4/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1680273490.jpg)
MIT's Auxbots aren't your typical modular robots
When combined together, the Auxbots can mimic the movements of a sea turtle
By Emmett Smith
![MIT's auxbot modular robots](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/06jmIccaQVMZw38Qb7Y33SJ/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1677171825.png)
![MIT's auxbot modular robots](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/06jmIccaQVMZw38Qb7Y33SJ/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1677171825.png)
MIT is developing a soft robot that takes its inspiration from sea turtles
Researchers hope to use the technology to further study aquatic life
By Emmett Smith
![MIT's robot sea turtle swimming in a pool](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/078NIASbdY5EzmQeMjx9set/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1677691626.png)
![MIT's robot sea turtle swimming in a pool](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/078NIASbdY5EzmQeMjx9set/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1677691626.png)
Meet a fleet of artificially intelligent cans of Spam
"Brave New Oink?" These artificially intelligent cans of Spam are typing up a pig-version of a beloved classic book.
![ai spam robots](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/01O6uzVyUofprotxg7nfyxF/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1675443704.png)
![ai spam robots](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/01O6uzVyUofprotxg7nfyxF/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1675443704.png)
From metal to liquid, this shapeshifting robot can escape a cage
It's basically a real-life version of 'Terminator'
![melting robot](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/04VrOWvCnxE8jD5opFqll3n/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1675155426.png)
![melting robot](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/04VrOWvCnxE8jD5opFqll3n/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1675155426.png)