Mechatronic

Standing 13 feet tall, Method-1 is an imposing mech suit from Korea Future Technologies

Robotics

13-foot-tall Korean mech suit aims to assist with Fukushima cleanup

A Moldovan-American master designer and a Korean robotics company have teamed up to build a giant, walking mech suit robot that looks like it's just lumbered off the set of Avatar or Pacific Rim - with fully articulating arms that mimic the pilot's movements.

The London's Science Museum is rebuilding a much-loved robot that traveled the world back in 1928, for inclusion in their new Robots exhibition

Robotics

Plans to bring Eric, the UK's first walking, talking robot, back to life

In 1928, Eric the walking, talking aluminum robot traveled the world, wowing audiences. Then, suddenly, he disappeared, never to be seen again. Now the British Science Museum intends to rebuild this iconic metal man and put him on permanent display.

For the first time, robotic prostheses controlled via implanted neuromuscular interfaces have become a clinical reality (Photo: Ortiz-Catalan/Chalmers University of Technology)

Medical Devices

Mind-controlled mechatronic prosthetics now a reality

A Swedish man has recently celebrated a milestone in robotic prostheses technology by using a bone-fused prosthetic device that is controlled by his own thoughts for more than a full year, and with reportedly exceptional results.