Science Robotics

Science Robotics publishes original, peer-reviewed research articles that advance the field of robotics.

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A new Science #Robotics study highlights an autonomous approach that can characterize coral reef #biodiversity, enabling an underwater robot to home in on snapping shrimp or follow a barracuda through #JoelsShoal. https://t.co/mNiv2IQkAf

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A new Science #Robotics Focus examines whether physically embodied robots always offer benefits over virtual robots during human-robot interaction research, and emphasizes the importance of context during varied tasks. @EsterwoodConnor @lionelrobertjr https://t.co/FHqTXiMIfl

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A new Science #Robotics study demonstrates that robots with dynamic symmetry, or the ability to generate force uniformly in all directions, are multifunctional, can adapt to challenging terrain, and are robust to hardware failures. https://t.co/zlYlfRxrDG

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A new Science #Robotics study highlights the therapeutic potential of MicroSpine, a surgical robot system that can navigate tight intervertebral spaces for dexterous spinal nerve decompression in pigs and human cadavers. https://t.co/0HXLAsqcS7

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In a new Science #Robotics Focus, @robinrmurphy highlights the role of robots in lunar construction and mining, as depicted in different science fiction works such as The Man Who Sold the World and Artemis. https://t.co/KW4NzQXdAk

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A new Focus argues for “a recalibration from considering whether virtually represented robots are valid to when, where, and for whom they are acceptable,” during research on human-robot interactions.

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Argus, a spherical robot with 20 symmetric legs and cameras, can monitor and navigate diverse terrains, climb walls, and move while carrying payloads. @Boyuan__Chen

Learn more in Science #Robotics: https://t.co/zlYlfRxrDG

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Scientists have developed a minimally invasive, multiarmed surgical robot that can relieve spinal nerve compression from the front of the body relatively quickly and with minimal blood loss in preclinical models.

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A new Science #Robotics study shows how shape-changing but immobile small #robots become transiently entangled, forming chains that allow robust locomotion. https://t.co/HtYuOHGgTd @CornellEng

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“Humanoids will soon replace most human workers: True or false?” In a new Science #Robotics Viewpoint, experts debate whether robots can overcome technological shortcomings and become reliable enough to eliminate most human jobs by 2050. https://t.co/T2mGidabAt

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Introducing the Crosslink Collective, a system of small #robots that can become transiently entangled to move collectively and robustly around obstacles.

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A new Science #Robotics Focus muses on the psychological factors that will influence consumers’ acceptance of robots, underlining how human identity and values can feed resistance to the automation of tasks such as baking or services like tattoo art. https://t.co/r0PhJK3W1U

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A new Viewpoint highlights a debate between leading researchers and industry experts at IROS 2025 on whether humanoid robots will replace human workers by 2050. @Ken_Goldberg

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A new Science #Robotics study highlights an open-source, computationally light policy that can adapt to control unfamiliar quadrotors and stabilize against external perturbations like strong winds. @loiannog @jonas_eschmann
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A new Science #Robotics study highlights an autonomous approach that can characterize coral reef #biodiversity, enabling an underwater robot to home in on snapping shrimp or follow a barracuda through #JoelsShoal. https://t.co/mNiv2IQkAf

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A new framework called RAPTOR can train a neural network to adapt to and control a wide range of quadrotors in different environments without retraining. Learn more in Science #Robotics: https://t.co/KLq6UDs4TO

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An #autonomous underwater vehicle equipped with a new framework can follow sights and sounds to detect and map #biodiversity hotspots in coral reefs. @WHOI
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The May 2026 issue of Science #Robotics is out!

This month's cover highlights an underwater robot that can autonomously map and monitor coral reef hotspots using visual and acoustic cues. Learn about this research and more: https://t.co/O2Kzlj4aLh

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A new Science #Robotics study finds that “fine-tuned” large behavior models are more data-efficient and successful than single-task policies at teaching robots complex new tasks like coring and slicing an apple. https://t.co/T6OugH8W0f