NASA has also been working on autonomous rovers that can explore and excavate on the Moon with minimal human direction. And ...

When a multimillion-dollar extraterrestrial vehicle gets stuck in soft sand or gravel—as did the Mars rover Spirit in 2009—Earth-based engineers take over like a virtual tow truck, issuing a series of ...

Now, researchers at the Viterbi School of Engineering say that they have created a potential solution: a four-legged, ...

Although humanity is getting better at sending robotic probes out into the Solar System to explore the places no human can tread, we're still very much on a learning curve. The first extraterrestrial ...

NASA has sent five robotic vehicles to Mars. Sojourner, Spirit, Opportunity, Curiosity, and Perseverance. Look back at the missions. (NASA/AFP via Getty Images) Martian mudstones contain features that ...

At the World Ag Expo in Tulare, California, in February, robot rover companies Burro and Bonsai Robotics showcased their ...

Sometimes you get a small electric shock from touching your car door handle on a dry summer's day. The source of these shocks is a spark discharge, occurring between your body and the body of the car.

Your robot vacuum’s awkward relationship with stairs is about to end. Roborock unveiled the Saros Rover at CES 2026, introducing the world’s first robot vacuum with AI-powered wheel-leg architecture ...