BEIJING — It was not even close as a bright red Chinese humanoid named “Lightning” lived up to its name in a half-marathon ...

Scientists say they've made a key breakthrough that would allow robots to figure out complex tasks on their own, but experts ...

A paddle-wielding robot is so adept at playing table tennis that it is posing a tough challenge to elite human players and ...

A humanoid robot recently made headlines around the world for running a half-marathon and beating the human world record. Around the same time, an AI-powered robot defeated an elite human player in ...

In the old days, "a robot may not injure a human being" was just a cool line from science fiction. Now it might save your life. Reading time 2 minutes On Thursday, Google announced a new “Robot ...

There's still a long list of things that separate robots and living beings, but a new study suggests that the list has become just a bit shorter. Developing robots that "grow," "heal," and adapt their ...

Vivienne Ming argues for a change in how we prepare the young for a near-future dominated and ‘deprofessionalised’ by AI ...

The latest boom in robotics represents a revolution in the way machines have learned to interact with the world.

X-1 robotic system uses humanoids and drones, combining land and air abilities, to tackle rescue missions too dangerous for ...

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Iman Soltani is developing active vision technology that would allow robots to change their line of sight and viewpoint to complete tasks instead of relying on multiple cameras. Here, Soltani (left) ...