Last year at the Humanoid Robot Half-Marathon in Beijing the winning robot stumbled across the finish line in 2 hours and 40 minutes; much slower than a human. This past week, a C ...

Sony’s Ace robot beat elite table tennis players but struggled against pros, later improving enough to beat three of four new ...

Robot lawnmowers can simplify your summer lawn care routine, but are they worth the hefty price? Here's what you need to know before investing in one. Alan Bradley is an experienced commerce, tech and ...

What if a robot could handle cleaning, serving and even complex tasks around your home or workplace? That's exactly what X Square Robot hopes to deliver with its latest launch. The company just ...

Hello Robot's latest Stretch 4 is bigger, faster, and more capable than previous robots, while still maintaining flexibility ...

Robots may be one of the greatest 21st-century inventions, but up until Oct. 28, you couldn’t purchase one to help out with daily household tasks, such as emptying the dishwasher or vacuuming your ...

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.

Across the top floors of an Amazon warehouse in Garner, North Carolina, about 10 miles south of Raleigh, the robots are already crowding out human workers. A sprawling robotic system in the middle of ...

MIT researchers are pioneering a new method for robot training that could create an all-purpose robot brain for all robot types. There’s no question that robotics is transforming our world. Thanks to ...

Humanoid robots have quietly crossed a threshold: they are no longer just research prototypes or sci-fi props. They walk, run, lift, learn workflows, and increasingly interact with human environments ...

Robots are getting smarter, faster and more capable. But if you’re worried they’ll take your job anytime soon, you’re probably overestimating what they can actually do. The reality is this: robots ...

The movie The Wild Robot features a robot with a quality that, in a different context, would put the audience on alert: an operating system that can convincingly mimic falling in love. The story ...