ROBOTICS

A cheaper alternative to extraterrestrial exploration, the rover has a lightweight and collapsible structure.

After years of air-borne drone use, the U.S. military is taking things under the sea with new underwater drones.

Berkeley Labs creates a micro torsion spring 1,000 times stronger than current robotic muscles.

The FAA will open U.S. airspace to unmanned vehicles by late 2015, but not all states will be allowing them.

The SCHAFT Robot will advance to the DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals 2014 and will compete for the $2 million grand prize.

While military drone strikes have made headlines for years, the peaceful use of drones has received less media attention until recently.

Valkyrie, NASA's female-looking robot, would compete with other robots like Atlas and Thor in DARPA Robotic Trials.

Google (GOOG) has announced its intention to build robots, in a moonshot project spearheaded by Android creator Andy Rubin.

The new method of flight could be used in tiny robots for surveillance, search-and-rescue, and to monitor the atmosphere and traffic.

The verdict is still out on whether self-driving cars will be embraced, but automakers aren’t idling the advanced technology.

"The Incredible Bionic Man" is a new documentary that will air on Oct. 20 at 10 p.m. EDT on the Smithsonian Channel.

The Human Brain project is hosting its 2013 summit from Oct. 7 to Oct. 11, 2013.

Boston Dynamics has created the WildCat robot, a new robot capable of running 16 mph on flat terrain.

Researchers at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory have developed cube-shaped M-Blocks able to jump, flip and assemble themselves into various shapes.

A 32-year-old who lost his knee and lower leg in a motorcycle accident became the first person missing a lower leg to control a robot leg with nothing but his mind.

The drones have been banished to the desert, but Djibouti remains a major hub for U.S. counterterrorism ops in the Horn of Africa.

California company Liquid Robotics held a contest to find the best use of data from its robots' trans-Pacific journey.

The European Space Agency is funding a study to produce a robot snake that could more easily travel the surface of Mars.

The world’s largest walking robot is a gigantic fire-breathing dragon named “Tradinno.”

This has been a great year for robotics, but not all robotics are equal.

A Colorado teenager has used 3D printing to create a robotic prosthetic arm that costs less than $500 and is fully functional.