Extreme cold is merciless on machinery. Fluids thicken to useless goo. Rubber seals stiffen and crack. The problems pile up as the temperature falls. Metal becomes brittle, and wires contract.

While the Roborock Saros Z70 didn’t exactly live up to the hype, there’s no denying its robotic arm is still a cool piece of technology. Capable of picking up small objects in its path, moving them to ...

This article is part of our exclusive IEEE Journal Watch series in partnership with IEEE Xplore. Agricultural robots could help farmers harvest food under tough environmental conditions, especially as ...