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 ...

“Will robots need rights?” is like asking “Will robots be Jewish? Environmentalist? Libertarian?” At first such questions seem silly. Like all machines, robots will be whatever we make them. If robot ...

A few years ago, speculation that we could be replaced by robots at work seemed rife. But it subsided among other pressing concerns and real-world events such as the Covid-19 pandemic. Now, however, ...

Explore the incredible world of future technology as we present groundbreaking innovations across robotics, artificial ...

Industrial automation is moving beyond rigid rule-based control systems toward environments where machines can interpret ...

For more than two decades, robotics market commentaries have predicted a shift, particularly in manufacturing, from traditional industrial manipulators to a new generation of mobile, sensing robots, ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--According to TrendForce research, the global smart manufacturing market will reach US$620 billion by 2026. Amongst the new technologies used in the burgeoning smart ...

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 ...

Still afraid to take that computer science course? Two colleges in Pennsylvania and Georgia are hoping to make it a more attractive option by including personal robots with the textbooks. Looking to ...

PO, the human-cyborg-relations android from Star Wars. C-3PO was designed to assist humans in communicating with robots and ...