The robot, known as AIDOL, staggered onstage during a technology showcase in Moscow. Organizers blamed the mishap on calibration and lighting issues. By Neil Vigdor and Sanjana Varghese It was an ...

Robots are being put through all kinds of abuse these days. They’re being kicked, punched, shoved, and even dragged by a chain around their neck — all in an apparent effort to teach them how to adapt ...

China has embarked on a campaign to use more robots in its factories, transforming its manufacturing industries and becoming the dominant maker. By Meaghan Tobin and Keith Bradsher Meaghan Tobin ...

A robot trained on videos of surgeries performed a lengthy phase of a gallbladder removal without human help. The robot operated for the first time on a lifelike patient, and during the operation, ...

Picture this: A dairy barn full of cows being milked, fed and cleaned up after, but there’s no farmer in sight. Sounds a bit unusual, right? Well, it’s not as far-fetched as you might think. Thanks to ...

Aria, a hyper-realistic humanoid robot manufactured by Realbotix as a companion, friend, and maybe more. For $175,000 you too can have a hyper-realistic full-body humanoid robot as personal companion ...

With reports that Tesla's Optimus robots were human-aided at the company's We, Robot event, we take a look at the Optimus Gen-2 and the rival Unitree G1. Jesse Orrall (he/him/his) is a Senior Video ...

“Biohybrid robots” that are part fungi and part computer convert fungal electrical signals into digital commands, a promising advance in building more sustainable robots. Mycellium from this commonly ...

Smarter data processing could make machines more helpful and energy-efficient in the real world. A good way to test this principle is robot soccer. Robots perceive the world around them very ...

From New York to Hawaii, people can spot security robots equipped with a suite of sensors patrolling the perimeters of some residential communities and apartment buildings. Security robots are rapidly ...

Ukraine is now using robotic dogs on the battlefield, the first known combat deployment of such machines. The robots were supplied by a British company and are not autonomous; they are operated by ...