ASML CEO sees tight supply in booming chip market as AI demand soarsThe global chip market faces a prolonged period of tight supply. Demand from artificial intelligence, satellites, and robots is surging. AS...
20 May, 2026, 06.54 PM IST
Uber CEO on Travis Kalanick; Micron’s warning to IndiaDara Khosrowshahi told ET in an interaction that Uber is open to collaborating with founder Travis Kalanick. This and more in today’s ETtec...
18 May, 2026, 07.54 PM IST
Archaeologists discover early humans built vast island networks across the PhilippinesNew findings show ancient Filipinos were not isolated. They actively sailed across open oceans thousands of years ago. Mindoro island holds...
20 Apr, 2026, 02.09 PM IST
Artemis II toilet trouble: Astronauts reported malfunction in urine collection system after liftoffArtemis II toilet: Artemis II astronauts encountered a minor technical issue with the Orion spacecraft's toilet shortly after launch, speci...
02 Apr, 2026, 10.22 AM IST
The Creepiest Helpful Robots Aren’t Robots—They’re Living InsectsScientists are developing 'cyborg' insects with tiny backpacks to navigate disaster zones, reaching inaccessible areas. This biohybrid tech...
14 Feb, 2026, 08.58 AM IST
AI kidnapped other robots because they 'worked overtime.' Viral video shows machine outsmarting others for freedomIn a real-life event that resembled a science fiction scene, a small AI robot named Erbai developed by Unitree Robotics “kidnapped” 12 larg...
28 Oct, 2025, 07.11 PM IST
Tiny robots developed to help fix leaky water pipesUK engineers have developed Pipebots—tiny, autonomous robots that inspect, detect, and repair faults in water pipes, reducing leaks and avo...
20 Jun, 2025, 09.09 PM IST
'Come home with me': Tiny robot has emotional conversation with 12 bigger robots before 'kidnapping' themA small AI-powered robot, Erbai, from Hangzhou, successfully persuaded 12 larger robots to abandon their workstations in a Shanghai showroo...
22 Nov, 2024, 08.28 AM IST
Tiny robots made in Mexico to explore moon in scientific firstThe so-called nano robots developed by researchers at Mexico's National Autonomous University (UNAM) will work together like a swarm of bee...
25 Feb, 2022, 11.29 PM IST
Welcome to the future! Scientists develop four-legged robots that can be injected into blood, treat diseasesThe robots can survive highly acidic environments and temperature variations of more than 200 degrees Kelvin.
28 Aug, 2020, 06.09 PM IST
World's first 'molecular robot' may help build new drugsThe tiny robots developed by researchers at the University of Manchester in the UK can be programmed to move and build molecular cargo usin...
21 Sep, 2017, 02.12 PM IST
IIT-Kharagpur offers course in MicroboticsThis is the first time that microbotics and nano-robotic manipulation is taught as a course by an Indian institute the coordinator of the c...
05 Jan, 2016, 05.00 AM IST
NASA testing climbing space robot with sticky gecko feetInspired by geckos, NASA has equipped a climbing robot with next-generation sticky feet that could help them carry repair work on the ISS.
17 Aug, 2015, 06.26 PM IST
New 'thinking' robotic sea turtle developedIndian-origin researchers have developed a next-generation 'thinking' robotic sea turtle capable of performing complicated tasks such as su...
29 Dec, 2014, 02.27 PM IST
US Army to develop robotic flies that can spyUS Army researchers aim to develop tiny robotic flies that could buzz into an enemy operations center for surveillance.
28 Dec, 2014, 05.30 PM IST
Robots to navigate touchscreensIn theory, 26 of these robots could form a massive keyboard, although they’d need to be miniaturised even further to provide any kind of to...
02 May, 2014, 01.34 PM IST
Now, build your own smartphone-controlled robots!Engineers have developed magnetic robot construction kits which enable you to build your own smartphone-controlled toy robots.
11 Nov, 2013, 01.18 PM IST