When [Scott Baker] found a Heathkit Hero Junior on eBay, he grabbed it. He had one as a kid, but it was long sold. The robot arrived with no electronics, so the first order of business is to give it ...

In recent years, the advent of humanoid robots has taken the robotics industry by storm. Designed to mimic human actions and equipped with advanced AI, these robots are poised to revolutionize ...

A team of roboticists have taken another step toward the inevitable future where real-life Transformers move among us. New research on modular, autonomous robots was published Wednesday that shows how ...

Soft Robotics, a Cambridge-based robotics firm founded in 2013, just raised $20 million in an oversubscribed private equity round. Aptly named, the company makes soft, dexterous grippers for ...

Humans have long been fascinated with the idea of robots made in our own image. Isaac Asimov imagined a futuristic world in which humanoid robots were commonplace and, famously, programmed with the ...

WAUSAU, Wis. (WGBA/CNN/CNN Newsource/WKRC) — Dairy farms are utilizing robots to transform agriculture and reduce labor costs. Just north of Wausau, the Agriculture Center of Excellence is ...

Robots have been used for everything from disinfecting hospitals to walking the stage for graduation. Importantly, they’re not replacing people—they’re doing work people can no longer do safely. These ...

According to the job-killer thesis, robots will displace jobs at an alarming rate; in a widely-quoted 2013 study, Oxford academics Frey and Osborne found that 47% of U.S. jobs were "at risk" of ...

This holiday season, shoppers in Helsinki are getting a little help to ease their gift-buying burden. When they place an online order from a select retailer, a wheeled HeRo robot will deliver their ...

Disney animators found inspiration for the huggable Baymax at Carnegie Mellon's robotics lab By Carolyn Giardina Tech Editor This story first appeared in the Nov. 14 issue of The Hollywood Reporter ...