The small robot is designed to provide companionship for a Japanese astronaut at the International Space Station

Latest iteration of the beloved hexapod shows off a new slimmer figure and some 'parkour' moves

Created by Justin Engler and Paul Vines, the bot simply guesses all the possible PIN combinations

See below to watch the trailers for this week's DVD and Blu-Ray releases

New bot is being tested out as a possible first-responder in disaster situations

Director: Guillermo del Toro, Starring: Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, 131mins

Video: Del Toro has described the film's themes as 'very dear to me'

It must have seemed like a good idea at the time: one of Japan’s top science museums has borrowed Honda Motor’s iconic spaceman robot, Asimo, as a guide. But the confused bot is struggling to distinguish between people raising their hands to ask a question and just taking photos.

Microsoft have shown off a new touchscreen that mimics how physical objects feel by offering ‘tactile feedback’ to users.

International researchers find electronic therapeutic companions made mid to-late-stage sufferers of the degenerative condition experience lower levels anxiety, aggression and loneliness

Olympia, we're proudly told, may be heavily electronic but it's not programmed (everything was played live).

Since 2007's Era Vulgaris, Josh Homme has undergone both life-threatening medical emergency and life-affirming parenthood, band break-up and superstar collaboration, all of which made recording this follow-up rather fraught – hence the ironic title.

Experts believe they may have solved the mystery over where aviator’s aircraft lies

Ethical groups join call to halt machine-soldiers that identify and kill without human input