Recent demonstrations and lawsuits over the strength of AI humanoid robots raise essential questions about safety standards.

From Balto to Blizzard, robots roam campus—with more to come. Because Huskies can't get enough of drones, droids, and everything in between. With multiple robotics courses now being offered and a new ...

Neuromorphic computing, inspired by the neural architectures and functions of biological brains, is revolutionizing the development of highly efficient, adaptive computing systems. In robotics, this ...

There is also a dance studio, complete with a wood floor and large mirrors. Here scientists record the movements of human ...

Humanoid robot startups are raising massive funding rounds, and the sales pitch is familiar. Human-shaped machines will soon ...

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 ...

Robot companies are racing toward a breakout year, but they'll have to confront some fundamental problems before making ...

It’s been quite a year for humanoid robots, with all manner of increasingly advanced designs coming to our attention. The ...

In 1982, personal computers were beige, boxy, and built for engineers. They were powerful, but uninviting. Few people knew what they were for, or why they might need one. It took more than just better ...

Robots have been used in manufacturing since the 1960s. What is new is the application of AI, which potentially gives robots much more powerful analytical, cognitive, and learning capabilities. AI is ...

Scientists unveil penny-sized microrobots that swim, sense temperature, and run for months using light-powered brains.

As robotic devices – including delivery and service bots as well as utilitarian drones – proliferate and develop increasing degrees of autonomy, managing fleets of robotics will become increasingly ...