There is no avoiding robots. With increasing autonomy, satellites span the skies; vacuums vroom underfoot; and bots conduct surgery, deliver packages and explore the solar system. Robot expert Sooyeon ...

A team led by Northwestern Engineering researchers has developed the first artificial intelligence (AI) to date that can intelligently design robots from scratch. To test the new AI, the researchers ...

After radically transforming the world of design and production in sectors such as automotive and aerospace, robotics is now entering the construction sector. That is why École des Ponts ParisTech, a ...

Sam Kriegman, a professor at Northwestern's McCormick School of Engineering, is something of a local celebrity. He can often be found on television shows explaining the wonders of his new invention – ...

For nearly half a century, the dream of microscopic robotics has felt tantalizingly close, yet perpetually out of reach. We ...

Explore the 2026 differences between Robotics and Mechatronics. Compare their career scopes, core subjects, and industry ...

Johns Hopkins electrical and computer engineers are pioneering a new approach to creating neural network chips—neuromorphic accelerators that could power energy-efficient, real-time machine ...

Robots that let you remotely feel textures. Interact with a virtual-reality environment. Control gadgets without touching them. This is what visitors experienced on June 3 when three interdisciplinary ...

What were some of the more interesting robots of the past? Why these robots were influential. Robots have fascinated engineers and the public, showing up in all sorts of movies and books from Asimov’s ...