Despite all the dystopian science fiction literature and films in which machines have taken over the world and dehumanized ...

Engineers and computer scientists are developing AI-powered robots that look and act human. Boston Dynamics invited 60 ...

Advancing Dexterity Robot Capabilities Robots have been around for a while, mostly doing the same repetitive jobs ...

In a piece written for industry news site Solar Power World, Yeshurun says that as demand for solar installation is rising, “the uncertainty of labor is one of the greatest threats to the industry’s ...

Many of the robots at CES are so basic they're not really robots at all, at least in the sense of being autonomous - as soon ...

Dorr heads up a research team at San Francisco-based RethinkX, a think-tank that analyzes disruptive technology. The team examined how technology has influenced society through human history, The ...

It’s the metal, plastic, and wires that give the robot its shape and allow it to move around. Engineers in this field design ...

Robots are increasingly being used in restaurants for tasks like decorating cakes, delivering drinks and answering phones. Proponents argue robots fill vacant positions and increase efficiency, while ...

Figure AI, a startup based in San Jose, California, has drawn attention in recent months for its sleek, humanlike black-and-gray robots doing basic tasks like folding laundry and putting away ...

The 1X Neo can do the dishes, clean the kitchen, even fold laundry. WSJ’s Joanna Stern spent time with the humanoid—and its creator—to see what it can really do and how much still requires a human ...