Aniket Bera’s lab works with applications that include virtual therapy, autonomous vehicles and rescue bots like this robot dog, marrying the hardware of robots with the software of artificial ...

When people ask “will robots will take my job,” they often picture automation replacing human workers. But the real question isn’t whether robots will take jobs—it’s how they will change the way work ...

Humanoid robots are often marketed as the next leap in automation—machines that can walk, talk, grasp objects, and think independently.

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Meta on Friday announced PARTNR, a new program designed to study human-robot interaction (HRI). The research is specifically focused on how humans and robots might collaborate in the home environment.

Coco and Serve Robotics have been operating food delivery robots in Chicago since late 2024, with 83% of residents in the 1st Ward opposing further expansion of the program due to concerns about speed ...

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