One approach my group is exploring is giving robots a degree of “local intelligence” in their sensorised bodies. Humans ...

Now, researchers at MIT and Stanford have turned that botanical quirk into a robotic breakthrough that can wrap, tighten, and ...

Robots are machines that can automatically perform both simple and complex actions. They are often programmed by a computer, but there's no single definition of a robot. Robots include a wide variety ...

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Workplace safety has always been a top priority for businesses, but with evolving technology, a new question arises: can robots take on the role of a safety officer? Artificial intelligence (AI) and ...

Humans no longer have exclusive control over training social robots to interact effectively, thanks to a new study. The study introduces a new simulation method that lets researchers test their social ...

In 1982, personal computers were beige, boxy, and built for engineers. They were powerful, but uninviting. Few people knew what they were for, or why they might need one. It took more than just better ...

Teddy Warner, 19, has always been interested in robotics. His family was in the industry, and he says he “grew up” working in a machinist shop while in high school. Now Warner is building a robotics ...

Twenty-one humanoid robots joined thousands of runners at the Yizhuang half-marathon in Beijing on Saturday, the first time these machines have raced alongside humans over a 21-km (13-mile) course.

A robot trained on videos of surgeries performed a lengthy phase of a gallbladder removal without human help. The robot operated for the first time on a lifelike patient, and during the operation, ...

Japan's government has identified dementia as one of its most urgent policy challenges, with the Health Ministry estimating ...