The idea of robots working in service and retail roles isn't a new one, but it is an emerging reality. Will it work?

Think of actuators as the robot’s muscles —the technology that enables humanoids to move. Actuators come in three types: ...

AgiBot is using AI-powered robots to do new manufacturing tasks. Smarter machines may transform physical labor in China.

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University of Chicago computer scientist Sarah Sebo is programming robots to give empathetic responses and perform nonverbal ...

Robots are starting to do jobs like firefighting, lawn mowing and beach cleaning, among other things.

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Now that artificial intelligence has mastered almost everything we do online, it needs help learning how we physically move ...

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Every day, dozens of human "data collectors" repeat each activity hundreds of times to train Tesla's Optimus robots.

Teddy Warner, 19, has always been interested in robotics. His family was in the industry, and he says he “grew up” working in a machinist shop while in high school. Now Warner is building a robotics ...

It’s useful to think about Ford alongside the evolution of workers at Amazon. Presently the U.S.’s second largest employer, ...