Soft robots that run on air instead of electricity are starting to behave less like simple inflatable toys and more like autonomous creatures. Built from flexible materials and intricate channels, ...

Once the stuff of science fiction, robots that move and look like humans are becoming a reality. So-called humanoid robots are often designed to walk and talk, and makers of the machines tout a range ...

Engineers at Northwestern University have created a new kind of robot that can adapt, recover from damage, and keep moving even after being broken apart. The machines, called “legged metamachines,” ...

Northwestern University engineers have developed the first modular robots with athletic intelligence. They can be combined ...

New research helps robots combine language and gestures to find objects in cluttered spaces, improving how they understand human intent.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Robots in 2024 are far more complex than their single-armed ...

POMDP, an AI framework inspired by dogs that allows robots to use human gestures and language to find objects with 89% accuracy.

Robots are super interesting, but you probably shouldn’t start learning about them with a full-sized industrial SCARA arm or anything. Better to learn with something smaller and simpler to understand.

MIT's Daniela Rus isn’t worried that robots will take over the world. Instead, she envisions robots and humans teaming up to achieve things that neither could do alone. In this excerpt from the new ...

A decade ago, the “next big thing” in technology was the invention of mobile applications and cloud computing. Today, it is easy to feel whiplash.