If you accidentally put your hand on a hot object, you'll naturally pull it away fast, before you have to think about it.

While not 100% hands-free, it's miles ahead of where robot vacuums were only a few years ago.

The researchers behind the recent work, based in China, decided to implement something similar for an artificial skin that ...

Almost every Star Trek show has completely ignored one important form of future technology, but Starfleet Academy is ...

Powered by light, the robots carry computers and can move in complex patterns, say Penn Engineering and University of ...

Humanoid robots are expected to be deployed in factories and households - carrying out both basic and, potentially, advanced tasks. Bringing robots that look and move like humans to households and ...

Sunday Robotics dropped a new video of their robot Memo in action performing pick-and-place actions with various objects.

No basketball. No volleyball, long jump, or steeplechase. Instead, the robot Olympics will have events that reflect how ...

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

A soft patch on the arm could soon let you steer robots with simple hand movements, even while your whole body is in motion.

Hands move constantly during conversation. They signal emotion, stress a point, and form full languages such as American Sign Language. Behind this everyday motion lies a complex challenge. Each human ...