$2.5 billion dollar jeep-size rover poised to liift off Saturday in a high-stakes mission to travel to Mars to look for evidence of conditions that would have been habitable by life in the planet's ancient history.

2,000 jobs will be created, one half million eliminated.

Two bipedal robots developed at Honda define the most progressive current technologies in robot walking. One is the world famous Asimo, the other is an incredible android.

Richard Newman has achieved a number of firsts: he owns the world's largest collection of robots; he appears to be the most sought-after person by science fiction movie producers for space suits and other space artifacts, and, arguably, he has the biggest heart and is the most generous in donating to charities and in giving personal time to kids in need

A new Japanese biped robot can ride a bike like a human!

Check out these interviews with one of the most active roboticists in our community.

Sonar for the blind!

A debate is forming regarding how and whether the rise of information technology will put skilled workers in peril of losing their jobs to robots

With all that is going on with the Arduino, it is time to take the plunge and find out what the score really is.

The world is a better place owing to the abundance of cool robot videos that are readily available. Follow the link to a series of fantastic very short videos that were shown at the recent Robot Film Festival.

On September 13, 2011, Tony Norman, president and chief executive officer of Innovation First International (IFI) and VEX Robotics, Inc, addressed Congress on a serious challenge that we face today as a nation –we do not have enough high school graduates taking an interest in or feeling prepared to enter the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)

Steve Norris has designed and built scores of sophisticated robots and the one you see here may be the simplest of any of them. His robots will be featured in an upcoming National Geographic program called Mad Scientists.

"Dad" is in a panic riding on a roller coaster with his son Derek Atwood on his 10th birthday. Meanwhile, Derek, who loves computer gaming and robotics, views the trip over the abyss with nonchalance and mild curiosity.