It's fitting that a writer, not a scientist, coined the term for the autonomous machines that have gripped the collective imaginations of various cultures for millennia. The word robot comes from ...

One of the first U.S. miniature robots ever built took up just one cubic inch of space when it debuted during the era of dialup Internet and clunky smartphones. 15 years later, it's now one of nine ...

The word “robot” is only a century old. It comes from a Czech play, R.U.R. (Rossumovi Univerzální Roboti, or Rossum’s Universal Robots in English). According to historian Howard Markel, robot derives ...

The stay-at-home order over the coronavirus pandemic threw a kink into plans for a launch party to celebrate Dustin Abnet’s new book, “The American Robot: A Cultural History.” So Abnet’s colleagues in ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. In 2015, a jovial three-foot-tall robot with pool noodles for arms ...