In the world of robotics, the spotlight often falls on sensors, actuators, and artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms.

Dorr heads up a research team at San Francisco-based RethinkX, a think-tank that analyzes disruptive technology. The team examined how technology has influenced society through human history, ...

From the column: "New waves of technology often come with promises that they will be able to perform miracles, promises that ...

History was made on Saturday evening in Detroit, and it looked like science fiction. "I don't know where else you'd see something like this," Shubham Tiwari said. "A bunch of robots destroying ...