Father-son duo invents snow-shovelling solution A Toronto father and son tackled the back-aching problem of shovelling snow with some ingenuity and a few batteries.

Lego is the ultimate tonic to an increasing digital world. It's a physical toy that makes you use your hands, which is a welcome break from the staring-at-screens we otherwise do all day. It's no ...

Virtual Incision is developing remotely operated robots that are small enough to perform abdominal surgeries in challenging locations, whether that's in a field hospital or aboard the International ...

In the race to explore and establish a human presence on the moon and Mars, remote-control robots robots are emerging as a crucial technology that could transform how we handle resources and ...

It's never a good thing, when a bacterial biofilm forms on the surface of a medical implant. There could soon be a new way of eradicating such films, however, using tiny remote-control liquid-bodied ...

Chinese robot maker Dobot Robotics has showcased its humanoid 'Atom' robot preparing a delicious steak. Although impressive enough, the real feat was the fact that the robot was remotely operated from ...

A waste bin and a recycling bin, both perched on top of robotic wheeled disks, roll between tables in Brooklyn's Albee Square. They've helped make throwing away trash more convenient for passersby — ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

US company BurnBot presented its RX2 robot for wildfire fighting to officials in Nevada County, California. The robot can burn swaths into the ground, thus preventing the spread of wildfires or ...