General-purpose robots remain rare not for a lack of hardware but because we still can’t give machines the physical intuition ...

One approach my group is exploring is giving robots a degree of “local intelligence” in their sensorised bodies. Humans ...

Paro is a fluffy robot that looks like a baby harp seal. Made in Japan, this pet-type robot responds to touch, position, light, and voice to move its flippers and tail, lift its head, blink its ...

Editor’s Note: This is part of a series called Inside the Lab, which gives audiences a first-hand look at the research laboratories at the University of Chicago and the scholars who are tackling some ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Jonathan Reichental covers technology in business and society. Toy versions of the popular droids R2-D2 and BB-8, part of the ...

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 ...

In 1982, personal computers were beige, boxy, and built for engineers. They were powerful, but uninviting. Few people knew what they were for, or why they might need one. It took more than just better ...

Adaptable, AI-enabled robots for personalized life coaching and physical assistance could help us become a more productive and inclusive society. What if instead of replacing us in our jobs, ...

The company’s vision language model, Cosmos Reason, is designed to help robots make better decisions by evaluating their surroundings. Nvidia has developed a generative AI (genAI) model to help robots ...

BBC Tech Now visited the National Space Industry Hub in Sydney, Australia, to look at how robots were being developed to support astronauts in space. Reporter Nick Kwek travelled to the hub to meet ...

Japan's government has identified dementia as one of its most urgent policy challenges, with the Health Ministry estimating ...

A robot trained on videos of surgeries performed a lengthy phase of a gallbladder removal without human help. The robot operated for the first time on a lifelike patient, and during the operation, ...