Humanoid robots are moving rapidly from research labs into homes, hospitals, warehouses and care facilities, promising ...

Even with those limitations, orders for the machines are accelerating. Manufacturers such as BYD and Foxconn, both partners ...

Robots are becoming smarter and more common, but their ability to handle objects with human-like precision remains limited. At Kennesaw State University, new research is enabling robots to better ...

When Elon Musk talks about robotics, he rarely hides the ambition behind the dream.

Paro is a fluffy robot that looks like a baby harp seal. Made in Japan, this pet-type robot responds to touch, position, light, and voice to move its flippers and tail, lift its head, blink its ...

Scientists have created a robot that learns lip movements by watching humans rather than following preset rules. The ...

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

Humanoid robot companies employ armies of human operators to train their machines by doing tasks like squatting and washing ...

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Editor’s Note: This is part of a series called Inside the Lab, which gives audiences a first-hand look at the research laboratories at the University of Chicago and the scholars who are tackling some ...