The first sensor a robot usually gets fitted with is an obstacle detector. It may take three different forms, depending on the type of obstacle you want to detect and also — indeed, above all — on the ...

This simple robot, which responds to light and avoids obstacles, can be built without using a microcontroller, programmer or PC. The only ‘special’ component in the circuit is a window discriminator ...

Apart from obstacle detection at the front, the laser radar can also detect obstacles at the sides of the vacuum cleaner. Thanks to this, it can achieve 180° real-time scanning and an observation ...

In a world rapidly embracing smart home tech, SwitchBot is doing something different. Rather than just another robot vacuum, ...

It can walk, run and even jump - even though it is essentially blind. MIT has revealed a video of its latest robot it hopes will one day be able to 'feel' its way around much like a person in a pitch ...