Rutgers University launched an AUV called RU17 on May 17 from Atlantic City and dubbed it Scarlet Knight for the transatlantic voyage.
On October 28, about 3,500 miles into the voyage, a leak was detected and the university has not heard from it since.  The Scarlet Knight was to end up off the coast of Spain [...]

Another robot inspired by nature.  This time Dario Floreano and Mirko Kovac of the Laboratory of Intelligent Systems were inspired by a grasshopper.
These amazing robots can jump up to eight feet in the air and are powered by the same motor that makes a cell phone vibrate.
The robot is great at jumping, but has trouble [...]

The lunar rover Scarab designed by “Red” Whittaker and other people from Carnegie Mellon is being tested in Hawaii.
The test will take place at Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano, during the first two weeks of November and simulate a lunar mission.
The rover will be powered by radio isotopes and use about 100 watts of power.  [...]

ExoFly is a dragonfly like MAV or Micro Air Vehicle.
The current model weighs 17 grams and is based on its predecessor the DelFly Micro from the folks at the Delft University of Technology.
The ExoFly is now being prepared for a possible journey to Mars by adding a solar cell and increasing the weight to 20 [...]

This robot by Nissan is designed to highlight their new crash avoidance system for cars.
Working with the Research Center for Advanced Science from the University of Tokyo, Nissan has developed the Robot Car BR23C.
This robot is based on bees and how in a swarm, they still avoid managing to crash into each other.  Hopefully this [...]