CHICAGO (WLS) -- Sam takes a look at the hottest STEM toys -- that's science, technology, engineering and math.

Learn how to create a functional, battery-powered domino-pushing car from scratch using cardboard, bottle caps, rubber bands, ...

EPFL scientists have integrated discarded crustacean shells into robotic devices, leveraging the strength and flexibility of ...

Steve Greenberg, the host of YouTube’s Guess-The-Gadget Game Show “What The Heck Is That?' shares award winning holiday tech ...

Chinese EV maker Xpeng continues to expand on its EVs and flying vehicle technologies, but it also unveiled the new generation of its IRON humanoid robots at its AI Day in Guangzhou, China. Xpeng ...

After spending most of their careers in academia, Andrea Thomaz and Vivian Chu began exploring how robots could be used in real-world, human-centered work environments. Supported by Thomaz’s role at ...

Learn how lessons from medical robot design can be applied to all robotics from cobots to humanoids and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). Enjoying Machine Design’s Motion Systems content? Be sure to ...

Chinese robotics firm Unitree has unveiled its new-generation humanoid robot, the Unitree H2. Standing 180 cm tall and weighing 70 kg, the H2 adopts a more humanlike appearance, featuring a bionic ...

What if the future wasn’t just a distant dream but standing right in front of you, walking, talking, and even helping with your daily tasks? Meet Figure 03, a new humanoid robot that promises to ...

In context: Elon Musk has long hyped Tesla's Optimus robots as a potentially transformative technology capable of eclipsing its electric vehicle business and driving the company toward a multitrillion ...

James Grashow, an artist known for his sculptures in corrugated cardboard, has died at 83. His dark yet droll vision formed in childhood, when he loved drawing fantastical images of monsters and ...

Delivery service DoorDash has unveiled a new autonomous delivery robot called Dot, which was developed entirely in-house and is currently rolling out early access testing in one state. This bug-like ...