The field of robotics is steadily advancing, one metallic step at a time. Unconvinced? Just take a look at a new demonstration video from Massachusetts robotics company Boston Dynamics, featuring ...

I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords. Yes, those geniuses over at Boston Dynamics have finally done it: created something even creepier than their last robot, BigDog. The Protection Ensemble ...

Boston Dynamics' PETMAN robot finally gets the soundtrack it deserves from video editor Tim Trusler. PETMAN was developed to test "chemical protection clothing," so it can walk, crawl and perform "a ...

If you're a little unnerved by the spate of lifelike, Uncanny Valley robotics that you've seen on ExtremeTech over the last few months, you should probably turn away now. PETMAN, the latest and most ...

The red-eyed humanoid robots in the Terminator movies don't look half as scary as PETMAN, the headfree machines that can run on treadmills now being built for the U.S. Army. Instead of turning a laser ...

Boston Dynamics, the company behind the crazy military horse robot, has unveiled its newest creation on video this weekend. Dubbed Petman, the anthropomorphic robot is not technically new, but it's ...

PETMAN looks like the Terminator but if it ever went rogue, escaping it would be as easy as walking up a set of stairs. No longer, kids; Boston Dynamics has released new footage of one its creations ...

(Phys.org)—Anyone who follows the latest in robot technology is almost certainly familiar with Boston Dynamics' AlphaDog, the mechanical pack mule and descendant of the original Big Dog built at the ...

(PhysOrg.com) -- A freely walking biped robot the size and shape of a human being is being developed to realistically simulate a soldier wearing protective clothing. Science X Daily and the Weekly ...