Robots are becoming smarter and more common, but their ability to handle objects with human-like precision remains limited. At Kennesaw State University, new research is enabling robots to better ...

Robots have long excelled at repetitive factory tasks, but they have struggled with the messy ambiguity of everyday human ...

Last year, when The New York Times reported that Amazon's robotics team's ultimate goal was to automate 75% of the company's operations, replacing more than half a million human jobs in an attempt to ...

Companies from around the world traveled to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this month to show off their latest ...

Even with those limitations, orders for the machines are accelerating. Manufacturers such as BYD and Foxconn, both partners ...

Humanoid robots are moving rapidly from research labs into homes, hospitals, warehouses and care facilities, promising ...

By learning from human touch, robots can grip objects more safely and adapt to real-world conditions without massive training ...

Humanoid robots achieve only up to 50% of human productivity in limited factory tasks, said Michael Tam, chief brand officer ...

Scientists have created a robot that learns lip movements by watching humans rather than following preset rules. The ...

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Early demos relied heavily on remote human operators for Neo, but the man behind the machine says Neo is getting better at doing things on its own.

Adding robots to therapy can help autistic children develop foundational social skills like taking turns, making eye contact, ...