BMW just finished a pilot program in Spartanburg, S.C., where robot tasks included loading sheet metal parts into a welder.

But you can see the market appeal. A robot vacuum cleaner can’t climb stairs to clean an upstairs room. A robot arm that ...

The Chinese government is betting that robots will drive economic growth. But the bots can’t really do much yet.

General-purpose robots remain rare not for a lack of hardware but because we still can’t give machines the physical intuition ...

The tiny, microscopic robot packs an onboard computer, solar cells, and propulsion system, and is capable of sensing its ...

Robots are great tools for manufacturing and assembly processes that require motion, such as cutting, welding, dispensing, sanding and painting. They are less good at machining solid steel or ...

Robot companies are racing toward a breakout year, but they'll have to confront some fundamental problems before making ...

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

Step inside the Soft Robotics Lab at ETH Zurich, and you find yourself in a space that is part children's nursery, part ...

Although they're constantly improving, robots aren't necessarily known for their gentle touch. A new robotic system from MIT ...

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