A Czech playwright introduced the word to English in the 1920s. But back then, it wasn't analogous to machinery. New ...

Robots come in a vast array of shapes and sizes. By definition, they're machines that perform automatic tasks and can be operated by humans, but sometimes work autonomously—without human help.

Over the next several years, humanoid robots will change the nature of work. Or at least, that’s what humanoid robotics ...

Human-robot interaction suggests there’ll likely be many contexts where robots don’t displace workers but rather make the ...

With jerky determination, robots played soccer, wowed children with shadow-boxing skills and shot arrows on Monday at the ...

Robots-for-rent is one way some small U.S. factories gain access to automation, reducing turnover and ensuring workers aren’t ...

Matt Carney was good at building robots — he just didn’t want to. While earning his PhD at MIT, he’d spent years studying mechanical engineering and biomechatronics in service of developing bionic ...

Imagine for a moment that you’re in an auto factory. A robot and a human are working next to each other on the production line. The robot is busy rapidly assembling car doors while the human runs ...

The field of Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) is characterized by its dynamic evolution, showcasing the potential for robots to ...

The titular character of the Apple TV+ series “Murderbot” doesn’t call itself Murderbot because it identifies as a killer; it just thinks the name is cool. Murderbot, a.k.a. “SecUnit,” is programmed ...

Doctors used to be the gold standard of job security. After all, you can't outsource a heart transplant to a chatbot… right? But according to Elon Musk, even the most elite surgeons might want to ...

The machines continue to rise. Researchers used artificial intelligence (AI) to train a robotic program to do parts of a gallbladder removal surgery, or a cholecystectomy. The robotic surgeon ...