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

Even with those limitations, orders for the machines are accelerating. Manufacturers such as BYD and Foxconn, both partners ...

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 ...

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.

Last year, when The New York Times reported that Amazon's robotics team's ultimate goal was to automate 75% of the company's operations, replacing ...

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

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

Humans pay enormous attention to lips during conversation, and robots have struggled badly to keep up. A new robot developed ...

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 ...