Sci-fi authors and AI researchers have dreamed for decades of a day when interacting with humanoid robots will feel natural, ...

In a world where self-driving robotaxis glide through major city streets without drivers behind the wheel and delivery drones ...

For decades, futurists have promised that robots will transform society, yet that still feels like a distant prospect. In this episode, recorded live at the “Web Summit” technology conference in ...

Robotics researchers often spend weeks, or even months, simply getting a new robot up and running before they can begin ...

In an Indian town, workers fold towels while wearing cameras, providing data to teach AI robots how to move and operate in physical spaces. Tech giants Tesla, Boston Dynamics and Nvidia race to build ...

Viral mishaps underscore a big challenge for robot makers: How can they ensure a humanoid doesn’t hurt a human?

ABB Robotics and PSYONIC explore using real human prosthetic touch data to train industrial robots for delicate gripping ...

A growing workforce of robot controllers is teaching humanoids to move like people so they can work in factories and homes. The humanoid robots are being taught how to do basic tasks: pouring coffee, ...

The latest boom in robotics represents a revolution in the way machines have learned to interact with the world. Roboticists used to dream big but build small. They’d hope to match or exceed the ...

The 4-foot-tall humanoid robot that’s in front of me seems, quite honestly, a bit drunk. It leaps from one leg to the other, waving its arms. After 30 seconds or so it abruptly stops, then strides ...