Massachusetts robotics entrepreneurs focus on specialized machines, while West Coast companies pour billions into humanoid ...

The titular character of the Apple TV+ series "Murderbot" doesn't call itself Murderbot because it identifies as a killer; it just thinks the name is cool. Murderbot, a.k.a. "SecUnit," is programmed ...

HONG KONG -- If the idea of robots taking on humans in a road race conjures dystopian images of android athletic supremacy, then fear not, for now at least. More than 20 two-legged robots competed in ...

How advanced actuators, compliance control, and real-time planning create capable, safe humanoid collaborators.

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 ...

Robots in car factories are definitely a thing. And they have been for decades. But so are human workers. For some reason, maybe due to the upsurge in artificial intelligence hype or Elon Musk's ...

Will autonomous androids built by Elon Musk take over Mars, like he’s promised? Not according to a leading robotics expert. In an interview with Forbes, Christian Hubicki, head of the Optimal Robotics ...

John McCormick receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Robots come in a vast array of shapes and sizes. By definition, they’re machines that perform automatic tasks and can be operated ...