Constructing an electric car, building a robot, and launching monoplane gliders will number among the two dozen exciting opportunities for more than 500 New Jersey middle and high school students participating in the upcoming New Jersey Science Olympiad at NJIT.

Although there have been great improvements in the field of robotics in the last fifty years, much work remains in order to introduce androids into our daily life. Rafael Muñoz Salinas, a researcher from de Department of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence of the Universidad de Granada, is the author of a doctoral thesis which represents a major improvement in the interaction between robots and human beings.

Japanese engineering giant Hitachi Ltd has unveiled a new lightweight robot that can converse while easily scooting around people.

Isaac Asimov must be turning in his grave. In blatant contravention of the sci-fi writer’s first law of robotics, Sami Haddadin’s robot regularly hits him in the face.

Bulletproof jackets do not turn security guards, police officers and armed forces into Robocops, repelling the force of bullets in their stride. New research in carbon nanotechnology however could give those in the line of fire materials which can bounce bullets without a trace of damage.

Engineering students from the Robotics & Mechanisms Laboratory (RoMeLa) at Virginia Tech have developed a bipedal humanoid robot using the National Instruments LabVIEW graphical system design platform. The Dynamic Anthropomorphic Robot with Intelligence (DARwIn) was originally developed to study human locomotion for the research and development of prosthetic limbs.

The latest generation ASIMO made a European debut in Barcelona. The new ASIMO, which Honda hopes will one day be so advanced that it can truly help people, incorporates several significant technological advancements over its predecessors, including a streamlined new design, even more fluid and quick movements and the ability to run at nearly 6 km/h (nearly 4 mph).

NEC Corp's personal robot - PaPeRo, made its maiden appearance in Singapore at the Singapore Science Centre and National University of Singapore on 25 September.

Zeno robot is coming! He has everything he needs to become your friend; he sees, hears, talks and remembers who you are. He even walks and performs amazing stunts.

Taking robotics into a dynamic new dimension, RC2 launches the V_Bot evolving action vehicle system. Bringing together robot and driving machine V-Bot represents the ultimate remote control robotic experience.

Using a novel underwater robot, University of Delaware marine scientists will help reveal the mysteries of the Black Sea's geology and maritime history, including ages-old shipwrecks, during an international expedition that is now underway.