It took nature millions of years to create intelligent, adaptive species. Researchers at Northwestern University in Illinois ...

A new class of robot labor is emerging whose value proposition may quickly transform how work gets done in many industries and environments.

Humanoid robots are no longer confined to science fiction or flashy tech demos. A new generation of friendly, home-focused humanoid robots is emerging with one clear goal: to make everyday life easier ...

Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe thinks that all robotics companies are missing the point with humanoid robots, and his Mind Robotics startup aims to fix that ...

In labs, living rooms, hospitals, and classrooms, robots are no longer just tools—they’re becoming social actors. People apologize to robot vacuums, feel guilty turning off companion bots, and ...

NEW YORK As the new robot called Sprout walks around a Manhattan office, nodding its rectangular head, lifting its windshield wiper-like “eyebrows” and offering to shake your hand with its grippers, ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Decades ago, the common hope was that, by the year 2000, we would be living in a full-on science-fiction utopia, with intelligent robots ...

Most robot headlines follow a familiar script: a machine masters one narrow trick in a controlled lab, then comes the bold promise that everything is about to change. I usually tune those stories out.

It's not just people — in China, the robots are also getting ready to celebrate the Lunar New Year. Friday was dress rehearsal day for four cute humanoid robots, each about 95 centimeters (3 feet) ...