Elon Musk, whose electric automaker Tesla is building its own humanoid called Optimus, has said that the robots will be “the ...

Even with our reassurances about safety, people readily imagined hazards: humanoids could trip, stumble, or tip over; they ...

With AI-based language processing, robots can understand natural human instructions. So even people without technical ...

Robots are showing up in more places than ever before. From hospitals to homes, workplaces to classrooms, machines with artificial intelligence are becoming part of everyday life.

Tesla has a long way to go until it can successfully have AI-powered bipedal robots replace human jobs, according to a new ...

Equipped with funding and support from NASA, Brigham Young University mechanical engineers have built an inflatable robot similar to the lovable Baymax character from Disney’s Big Hero Six.

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A new study finds that human workers interact more positively with robots when the robots make mistakes.

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A robot with algorithms for, say, facial recognition, or predicting people’s actions, or deciding on its own to fire “nonlethal” projectiles is a robot that many researchers find problematic.

Irvine has launched a new robot initiative the make sure its sidewalks and curb ramps meet the standards set by the Americans ...