David Pescovitz links today to an absolutely fascinating article about a 16th Century "robot monk" that was built for King Phillip II of Spain as payment to God in thanks for saving the life of his ...

Hanson Robotics is making its first foray into the consumer electronics market with an educational toy called Professor Einstein. The device is a pint-sized, shuffling Albert Einstein that uses ...

NEW YORK — Need a manicure? There’s now a robot for that. In under 10 minutes and for less than $10, you can get a "Clockwork Minicure" -- the perfect manicure, done by a robot. Clockwork has created ...

A startup called Wonder Workshop is teaching kids how to code using Swift. Founded in 2012, Wonder Workshop makes toy robots, called Dash and Dot, that kids can control with programs they create using ...

Customer Sara Carruth gets her nails painted during her second visit to Clockwork's robot manicurist at Medallion Center Target in Dallas. Shafkat Anowar / Staff Photographer A robot that can paint ...

Skaff had always been interested in making toy robots. “It’s the best way to introduce robotics to the public,” he says. “And toys allow you unlimited creativity.” RHex, however, wasn’t a toy. It was ...