robotics

Sure, this robot can juggle balls, but what will really impress me is when it moves to flaming torches or chainsaws.

The "Cocorobo" navigates with three ultrasonic sensors and includes Sharp's Plasmacluster air filtering technology.

We all know the real danger isn't from zombies or vampires, but from intelligent, self-aware robots. Are you prepared to fight back?

Footage from this year's 2012 RoboGames in Japan features dancing and fighting robots.

ExoHand is a Lego-like robot hand that can mimic an operator's movements. It's like Doctor Octopus meets Terminator (but in a good way).

Take a journey on the latest developments on AI with the BBC.

Robot band can play The Beatles. OK, that's cool. Now play "Freebird"!

Robot that mimics the patterns of a cheetah breaks the robot land-speed record. So now robots and cheetahs can outrun us.

The MRobo is designed as a speaker that can also dance to music uploaded from a USB. But the company proved to be not quite ready for prime-time for its announcement, with at least three microphone failures, and one screen failure that Justin was supposed to turn on, to start a video of the dancing robot.

If 2011 is any indication, our future relies on robots and computer intelligence.

It's robot week apparently! Here's new video of Honda's latest version of its ASIMO humanoid robot, which can run at 9 kph, hop on one or both legs, and do all sorts of amazing things. We've