May 15, 2007Three of the four robots inducted this year by Carnegie Mellon were made by real scientists, not writers or directors.Photos: 2007 Robot Hall of Fame inducteesTAGS:robot, Matt Mason, science fiction, scientist
July 22, 2005Social robots that interact with cockroaches may help rid homes of common pests in the future.TAGS:robot, scientist, animal, experiment, robotics
August 25, 2006Scientists use aquatic robots and highly sensitive sonar to study its pristine, self-contained ecology.
Photos: A water-filled crater
Video: Deep-diving robotTAGS:lake, scientist, sonar, robot, water, Oregon, sign, professor, researcher, video
August 11, 2005The 3-year NASA project to test a "search for life" robot is gearing up for one last trip to the Chilean desert.
Photos: Robot's desert trekTAGS:desert, robot, scientist, researcher
October 26, 2006The two-year mission aims to capture the first-ever 3D images of solar storms--which can pack the punch of an armory's worth of nuclear bombs.
Photos: Twin robots to map the sun TAGS:sun, spacecraft, robot, scientist, space, satellite, 3D
October 7, 2005DARPA's robot racing challenge will pit research teams against a hazardous course--and just maybe a cactus or two. Photos: 'Stanley' revs up for robo raceTAGS:robot, course, Hummer, obstacle, race, car, scientist, laser, GPS
December 29, 2006In the new space race, tourism's the key to a winning strategy, while in the lab, single-celled creatures are landing high-tech jobs.TAGS:dish, brain, scientist, robot, planet, vehicle, researcher, photograph