Thinkgeek’s outdone themselves with this cheap, mini R/C R2D2, that spins as it reverses, drives forward, flashes his Red LED, and and whistles accordingly.

Instead, the robots' bodies have an "elastic resilience" that enables them to move. This means that researchers can rapidly heat the small robot limbs with a laser to bend them.

Tech Humanoid robot performs medical procedures via remote control Could these advanced robots be what struggling healthcare systems need?

Keecker has voice and remote control, a Full HD projector, Bluetooth speakers, subwoofer and 360-degree home monitoring - but is this the future of home entertainment or simply, as C3PO might say ...

Researchers have developed an elegantly simple robot arm made from DNA, which moves in response to remote controlled electric fields ...

Both allow it to perform seven varied medical procedures using a remote control operated by a human using foot pedals, HTC Vive trackers, and motion-capture cameras.