Robots & AI

Three robotaxis glide in a line on a sunny road with trees and buildings in the background.
Automation
The robotaxis have arrived
Alphabet-backed Waymo is leading the robotaxi revolution, but Tesla’s new Cybercab could change everything.
Kristin Houser
A human hand reaches towards a robotic hand amidst a background of pink and purple pixels, with lines of code visible near the robotic arm, symbolizing AI loneliness bridging the gap between man and machine.
AI
AI chatbots may ease the world’s loneliness (if they don’t make it worse)
AI chatbots may have certain advantages when roleplaying as our friends. They may also come with downsides that make our loneliness worse.
Kevin Dickinson
Cargo containers stacked at a bustling port, where massive cranes tower under a cloudy sky, streamline the shipping process with precision akin to generative AI's innovative efficiency.
AI
Flexport is using generative AI to create the “holy grail” of shipping
Flexport is using generative AI to read documents, talk to truckers, and create a “knowledge agent” that’s an expert in shipping.
Kristin Houser
A 3D representation of a protein structure is shown in purple on a black background with various helices, spirals, and chains.
AI
How Google’s new AI could revolutionize medicine
Kristin Houser
Two robotic hands are holding a movie clapperboard against a dark, textured background with purple streaks.
AI
Will generative AI change everything for filmmaking?
Kristin Houser
3d illustration of an ai-designed crispr system
CRISPR
New AI generates CRISPR proteins unlike any seen in nature
Kristin Houser
A man wearing a gray beanie, white AI glasses, and a green puffer jacket smiles subtly against a light brown background.
AI
How Brilliant Labs CEO is creating a “symbiosis of humanity and artificial intelligence”
Kevin Dickinson
A stylized digital illustration of a hand wearing a futuristic SIMA glove, manipulating a ghostly image of a game controller against a dark, gradient background.
AI
Why AI playing video games is a big deal
Kevin Dickinson
A high-tech setup with robotic arms and cameras digitally scanning the Herculaneum scrolls in a library.
AI
“Bionic eye” discovers Plato’s final resting place
Kristin Houser
Man standing in front of a vibrant, colorful mosaic wall, being photographed by silhouetted figures in a dimly lit room.
Art
“I’m not interested in reality”: AI artist Refik Anadol on creative coding, hallucinations, and the future of art
Tim Brinkhof
A futuristic armored tank with caterpillar tracks navigating through a grassy field
Military
DARPA is testing this autonomous tank with glowing “eyes”
Kristin Houser
Top-down view of a lab setup with a petri dish containing a microfluidic device, placed next to surgical scissors and a scalpel on a green surface.
Engineering
MIT engineers design flexible “skeletons” for soft, muscle-powered robots
Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office
Collage of educational concepts; graph with curves, beach scene illustrating physics formula, math equation, images of two men and one woman against colorful backgrounds.
AI
Why AI celebrities are teaching kids math and physics
Stephen Johnson