Some tech and manufacturing heavyweights are using this year’s CES to make a big noise about the promise of a new wave of ...

Robots love big farms. But most farms aren’t big. According to one estimate, 72% of the world’s farms are smaller than one hectare, and that poses big problems for automation. These smaller farms ...

“Futuristic humanoids working in homes, businesses, and public spaces fuel people's interest," says Takayuki Ito, President of the International Federation of Robotics. “Since our environment is ...

Researchers from Duke University and Columbia University have successfully harnessed a uniquely human cognitive ability – the “Theory of Mind” – to rapidly train teams of robots to perform complex ...

AI engineers have developed the world’s first ‘digital nervous system’, allowing robots to learn in the same way as humans through physical experience in the real-world. Swedish startup IntuiCell ...

New Analysis Platform Explores Why Household Tasks and Physical Automation Require Embodied Intelligence Beyond Traditional Computer Approaches The next wave of AI is physical AI. AI that understands ...

Hospitals and senior living centers are leading the adoption of service robots that handle basic support tasks. Experts predict home-assistant robots capable of physical caregiving are still 10–15 ...

A robot that folds your laundry is the kind of idea that sells itself. Just ask Syncere, a five-person startup that secured more than 1,000 preorders for its Lume robot with nothing but a simulated ...

A high-profile robotics expert thinks Elon Musk's AI ambitions are a pipe dream, according to Fortune. Rodney Brooks was the co-founder of iRobot, the creator of the home robot vacuum Roomba. He ...

Robotics research and spin-off companies has been a constant in Pittsburgh, but getting the companies to grow locally has ...

When a robotics pioneer who has spent decades building humanoid machines recommends that you stand at least nine feet away from any full-size walking robot, you should probably listen. “My advice to ...

Most robots rely on rigid, bulky parts that limit their adaptability, strength, and safety in real-world environments. Researchers developed soft, battery-powered artificial muscles inspired by human ...