Forty-seven years ago, two men who would launch the industrial-robotics revolution met over cocktails to discuss the ideas of the science-fiction writer Isaac Asimov. Joseph F. Engelberger and George ...

The SwitchBot Onero H1 is an embodied AI robot -- that is, a humanoid robot meant to eliminate the need for humans to do housework. Think of Rosie the Robot from The Jetsons -- the Onero H1 is like a ...

A heap of new music videos represent for science fiction. But the stand-out video this time around is Common’s “Universal Mind Control” video, featuring Pharrell as a robot. Not only is the track a ...

Engineers aim to give robots a bit of common sense when faced with situations that push them off their trained path, so they can self-correct after missteps and carry on with their chores. The team's ...

Sergey Levine is an assistant professor at UC Berkeley whose research is focused on the thing our parents used to make such a fuss over, whenever we made stupid mistakes or should have known to avoid ...

Plenty of companies have demoed home robots, but few, if any, have actually been released. The truth is that even the most advanced robots aren't very good at interacting with objects and environments ...

Not all robots are created equal—and the National Science Foundation wants to help level the playing field to speed up research. By Andrew Paul Published May 9, 2023 12:00 PM EDT Get the Popular ...

Mowing the lawn can be a bit of a chore. A self-propelled lawn mower or a ride-on can reduce the effort, and using the best methods to mow your lawn more efficiently can shorten the time it takes, but ...

Working with robots is becoming more common in the recycling industry, helping automate tasks and making complicated work easier. But training human employees to work with robots can be difficult and ...