The idea of robots working in service and retail roles isn't a new one, but it is an emerging reality. Will it work?

Though Atlas was designed to resemble a person in other ways, its hands aren’t exactly one-to-one. Instead, company engineers ...

X’s Neo wants to be your housekeeper. First, it needs to be controlled by a human in your home. Cool with you?

It sounds like something from a sci-fi film - but some scientists believe this clever new tech could help alleviate strains ...

University of Chicago computer scientist Sarah Sebo is programming robots to give empathetic responses and perform nonverbal ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Humanoid robots struggle with basic tasks like walking safely and lack the dexterity needed for complex human-like ...

Amazon's new Vulcan robot uses physical AI to carefully stow and pick everything from socks to fragile electronics at fulfillment centers. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech ...

A new study from University of California, Merced, and Pennsylvania State University, reported by news site The Debrief, boils down into a single word: trust. We just trust human-shaped robots much ...

That was the chilling tagline of ads promoting "AI employees" called "Artisans" from a Silicon Valley startup. According to their host company, these digital sales agents look, sound and act like ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. The future of robotics is here—and it’s deeply unsettling. A startup called Clone Robotics ...

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...