Advances in motor design have allowed different types of robots to both specialize for industrial functions and converge in precision.

Humanoid robots have been spotted across city streets in China, but EngineAI's latest model looks more like something from "The Terminator" than real life.

A child with a new cochlear implant works on auditory rehabilitation exercises at home in Toulouse, France, aided by Pepper, a human-looking robot. In Canada, another child interacts with Pepper, who ...

Not only are there lots of consumer uses for these four-legged machines, but they're finding their way into military ...

Imagine a future where we share our world with walking, talking humanoid robots. It's not hard; we've all seen it in science fiction. But could it be just around the corner? Well, a report recently ...

“Literary Theory for Robots,” by Dennis Yi Tenen, a software engineer turned literature professor, shows how the “intelligence” in artificial intelligence is irreducibly human. By Jennifer Szalai When ...

The field of paleo-inspired robotics is opening up a new way to turn back time and studying prehistoric animals. Paleontologists aren’t easily deterred by evolutionary dead ends or a sparse fossil ...

Countless novels, television shows, video games, and movies have toyed around with the idea of military robots. While the idea seems interesting and invigorating, it has led many of us to wonder, ...

Yann LeCun challenges humanoid robots built on precomputed demos, arguing for explicit world models so teams build adaptable ...