In science fiction, robots can be neurotic. Think "Star Wars" and C-3PO. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "STAR WARS: EPISODE IV - A NEW HOPE") ANTHONY DANIELS: (As C-3PO) What are we going to do? We'll be sent to ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. In an Indian town, workers fold towels while wearing cameras, providing data to teach AI robots how to move and ...

Picture a robot. What comes to mind? Perhaps a droid from Star Wars or The Jetsons: a machine that can move, speak and perform tasks all by itself. Or maybe your imagination jumps to humanoid robots à ...

Daniela Rus has spent her career breaking barriers—scientific, social, and material—in her quest to build machines that amplify rather than replace human capability. She made robotics her life’s work, ...

It’s no secret that Superman was a smashing success during its theatrical run this summer. We loved seeing our favorite righteous caped hero face off against the maniacal Lex Luthor in a ...

Credit: Shutterstock Disney Brings Olaf to Life with AI-Powered Snowman Robot Disney has accomplished the unthinkable by ...

Memo may not be the world’s fastest barista, but it is impressive—for a robot. I recently watched as Memo, a new home robot from a company called Sunday Robotics, made coffee in an open-plan kitchen ...

A robot trained on videos of surgeries performed a lengthy phase of a gallbladder removal without human help. The robot operated for the first time on a lifelike patient, and during the operation, ...

The viral marketing campaign for the forthcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 includes a website for The Guild, a fictional defense contractor moving into the civilian market with the ominous slogan "End ...