In response, Capt Richards built "George", a new and improved version of the robot. George went on tour with Capt Richards and his son, WE Richards, across Europe and Australia, but galivanting was ...

As robots get more and more advanced, it's natural to worry that we'll all soon be replaced by machines in the workplace. But the world's most advanced humanoid robot has hardly allayed our fears. At ...

A decade ago the hot business bestseller of the day was called The Second Machine Age, and it predicted a new industrial revolution. So where are these new machines?

North East defence specialist Pearson Engineering has helped to develop a robot mine sweeper which is now being trialled by the British Army to clear explosives on the front lines. The Newcastle ...

A Newcastle-headquartered defence manufacturer is developing a next-generation combat robot. Pearson Engineering is ...

"I saw Gygan in about 1963,” says British robot expert David Buckley, “Back then robots were very rare. Gygan was no doubt the only operational one in the whole of the UK - maybe in the whole of ...

A robot mine sweeper is being trialled by the British Army which will eventually clear explosives on the front lines - and keep soldiers out of harm's way. It is hoped the device, dubbed 'Weevil', ...