Where humanoid publicity outpaces reality, why purpose-built machines deserve more attention and how the West can get ...

A robotics startup needed to decommission its old units and leave no trace, so it decided to go about that in a way only seen in movies.

Space changes the rules for almost everything, including how a robot should move. On Earth, legs help us stand, balance and walk across a room. In microgravity, those same legs lose much of their ...

Figure AI and BMW Manufacturing signed a commercial agreement to deploy general-purpose humanoid robots on an active automotive production line at BMW’s Spartanburg, South Carolina plant. The deal ...

The latest boom in robotics represents a revolution in the way machines have learned to interact with the world. Roboticists used to dream big but build small. They’d hope to match or exceed the ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Traditional robots, built from rigid materials, face limitations in adapting their physical ...

Ants do not need a foreman to raise a city. Working with little more than local cues, they excavate tunnels, pile up soil, and shape nests that can regulate airflow and temperature. That kind of ...