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 ...

Robots now see the world with an ease that once belonged only to science fiction. They can recognise objects, navigate ...

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 ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics are undoubtedly accelerating research, but are these tools helping scientists to advance new frontiers or are they simply optimizing solutions to existing ...

Inside a UNC-Chapel Hill Science lab sits an autonomous robot. Imagine a machine like a Roomba, but with an arm, so it can pick up things like a dirty sock off the floor. A group of researchers from ...

Robotic solutions have advanced rapidly over the past decade, becoming an essential technology in the inspection and management of wind turbines. Since the first drone inspection was conducted in 2010 ...

This is the first report of remote touch in humans. It changes our understanding of human perceptual world. May have robotics and assistive technology applications; help with exploration, search and ...

Robots-for-rent is one way some small U.S. factories gain access to automation, reducing turnover and ensuring workers aren’t injured. Automating the most arduous and repetitive jobs, like lifting and ...

Dreaded scenario that artificial general intelligence (AGI) opts to enslave humans to do physical work on behalf of the AGI. In today’s column, I address the recent bruhaha sparked by two Anthropic AI ...

Daniele Magistro receives funding from the EPSRC and NIHR. As more of us live longer, can robots help us maintain healthier, more independent and dignified lives? The robots I’ve been studying are ...