Robots have long been seen as a bad bet for Silicon Valley investors -- too complicated, capital-intensive and "boring, ...

NEW YORK -- Could costumed robots one day roam the streets of Walt Disney World? A new patent application from Disney suggests it's something the company has considered. The document says Disney is ...

Robots have long been seen as a bad bet for Silicon Valley investors — too complicated, capital-intensive and “boring, honestly,” says venture capitalist Modar Alaoui. But the commercial boom in ...

While this robot from Disney Imagineering looks a bit different from earlier generations from the same group, and even the BDX Droids, Olaf is really the next step here. He was built, prototyped, and ...

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few ...

GLENDALE, Calif. -- Disney's Imagineers have unveiled a cutting-edge stunt robot that can flip and soar through the air just like a traditional human acrobat. Footage released by Walt Disney ...

Dressed in sensible Nordic knitwear, Bernt Bornich’s robotic manservant is more stylish than practical. Ask it to fetch a can of Coca-Cola from another room, and more often than not, something will ...

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