Robots have long excelled at repetitive factory tasks, but they have struggled with the messy ambiguity of everyday human ...

Companies from around the world traveled to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this month to show off their latest ...

Despite all the dystopian science fiction literature and films in which machines have taken over the world and dehumanized ...

Humanoid robots are moving rapidly from research labs into homes, hospitals, warehouses and care facilities, promising ...

Humanoid robots achieve only up to 50% of human productivity in limited factory tasks, said Michael Tam, chief brand officer ...

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Early demos relied heavily on remote human operators for Neo, but the man behind the machine says Neo is getting better at doing things on its own.

By learning from human touch, robots can grip objects more safely and adapt to real-world conditions without massive training ...

Scientists have created a robot that learns lip movements by watching humans rather than following preset rules. The ...

A caregiving robot that responds to spoken instructions while performing physical tasks may make robots easier to use and understand.

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 ...

Editor’s Note: This is part of a series called Inside the Lab, which gives audiences a first-hand look at the research laboratories at the University of Chicago and the scholars who are tackling some ...