For decades, futurists have promised that robots will transform society, yet that still feels like a distant prospect. In this episode, recorded live at the “Web Summit” technology conference in ...

Madison’s new humanoid robotics club plan to deploy an autonomous, two-armed robot that can deliver food and fold laundry by ...

Just like bees, the individual robots in this simulation have no master plan. Simply by responding to local cues, they are able to construct honeycomb-like structures. The method could presage a new ...

From the depths of the ocean to the craters of the moon, Carnegie Mellon University has spent more than 40 years designing robots for the most extreme environments. On Feb. 27, the university will ...

At Samuels Elementary School in southeast Denver, a fourth-grader named Dereón Moore is learning more than how to build a robot. "I never give up because then I just feel disappointed in myself that ...

Robots will likely be a part of our everyday life sooner or later, and one scientist is trying to change how empathetic they are in a surprising way.

Happy, sad, surprised, angry and neutral are the five emotions displayed by the tiny robot designed by SEAS researchers. The robot, named Bartholomew, is just taller than a penny, approximately 1 ...

When local leaders talk about the future of a community, the conversation often turns to growth, infrastructure, and opportunity. At ...

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.