Robot skin that senses touch and pain — and triggers instant reflexes — makes robots more like humans. It probably also makes ...

It’s a bizarre sight: With a short burst of light, a sponge-shaped robot scoots across a tiled surface. Flipped on its back, it repeatedly twitches as if doing sit-ups. By tinkering with the light’s ...

Some of the world's most advanced robots showed off their skills at tech shows and sporting events, doing everything from ...

Robotics startup Skild AI has designed an artificial intelligence model that can run on any robot, ranging from assembly-line machines to humanoids. The AI model, called Skild Brain, enables a robot ...

In a world where automation is advancing by leaps and bounds, collaboration between robots is no longer science fiction. Imagine a warehouse where dozens of machines transport goods without colliding, ...

The Jetson AGX Thor is Nvidia’s most powerful robotics processor, costing customers $3,499 to start developing on the new device, as the company competes more intensively to carve out a future ...

Scientists are building experimental computers from living human brain cells and testing how they learn and adapt.

The Houston-based startup is developing capabilities for endovascular aneurysm repair and stroke treatment that it hopes can bridge a skills gap and get patients treated faster.

Cathy Hutchinson hasn’t been able to drink anything without the help of her caregiver in the 15 years since she had a stroke. Now, thanks to new technology detailed today in Nature, she can take a sip ...

Last month I came across two research grants that push the boundaries of existing technology so far that they sound like science fiction. I have concerns about both projects, but they are so ambitious ...

Life-size dolls. Amusement park automatons. Realistic robots. Why do some of these humanlike forms elicit positive responses, while others seem disturbing and downright creepy? Are humans hard-wired ...

The robot is hard to see without a microscope. It’s small enough to rest on the ridge of a fingerprint and can operate in ...