That’s according to Elon Musk, at least. In recent months, the tech tycoon has been pushing the idea of “sustainable abundance” — or, the more appealingly named, “amazing abundance.” He claims that ...

Researchers at Penn and the University of Michigan have developed the world’s smallest, fully autonomous robots. The health ...

It stands 5 feet, 6 inches tall, weighs about as much as a golden retriever and costs near the price of a brand-new budget car. This is Neo, the humanoid robot. It's billed as a personal assistant you ...

Robots are starting to gain something that looks a lot like a sense of touch, and in some cases even a crude version of pain. New neuromorphic artificial skin lets machines process tactile information ...

AI’s concealed labor has repeatedly led us to overestimate the technology. Humanoid robots are entering a similar phase.

No, this isn’t Wall-E — from the Pixar film — picking up trash, or Rosie, the housekeeper on the 1960s animated show, the Jetsons; it’s the real thing, or something close to it. California-based tech ...

In 2021, 60 Minutes visited the offices of robotics company Boston Dynamics and met an early model of its humanoid robot, Atlas. It could run, jump and maintain its balance when pushed. But it was ...

Whether we like it or not, AI is responsible for much of what makes modern robot vacuums so autonomous.

This robot was designed to do your house chores, but a remote human operator might be helping it finish them. Connor is a technology writer and editor, with a byline on multiple platforms. He has been ...