Most of the time, robots grabbing the headlines boil down to a machine doing one very specific thing in a very controlled lab, followed by a promise that this somehow changes everything. Normally, I ...

This chart shows the estimated distribution of the global stock of industrial robots in 2024, by application (in percent).

Most robot headlines follow a familiar script: a machine masters one narrow trick in a controlled lab, then comes the bold promise that everything is about to change. I usually tune those stories out.

Aug. 20 (UPI) --A humanoid robot can now perform complex tasks with a large behavior model without needing hand programming for each task. Boston Dynamics and Toyota Research Institute announced this ...

It takes years of intense study and a steady hand for humans to perform surgery, but robots might have an easier time picking it up with today's AI technology. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University ...

Thanks to researchers at TU Wein in Vienna, the promise of housecleaning robots is one step closer. The team has developed a self-learning robot to mimic humans to complete simple tasks like cleaning ...

In a groundbreaking development, researchers have unveiled the impressive capabilities of the Aloha Unleashed project. This project, spearheaded by Stanford Ph.D. student Tony Z. Zhao and assistant ...

An innovative bimanual robot displays tactile sensitivity close to human-level dexterity using AI to inform its actions. The new Bi-Touch system, designed by scientists at the University of Bristol ...

Humanoid robot 4NE-1 from Germany's Neura can reportedly literally change its forearms to overcome any task in an office or household, as per a released video from the robotics company. The video ...

Built from Kiwibot’s proven fleet, the company is turning practical automation into global infrastructure for enterprise leaders like Sodexo and AWS. Robot.com officially launched today, debuting a ...