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

Social companion robots are no longer just science fiction. In classrooms, libraries and homes, these small machines are ...

For Elon Musk, the future of Tesla isn't its global fleet of EVs. It's Optimus, the humanoid robot designed to help humans ...

Robotic strawberry harvester developed by Washington State University scientists being tested in the field. (A robotic ...

The rapidly increasing aging population will lead to a shortage of care providers in the future. While robotic technologies are a potential alternative, their widespread use is limited by poor ...

AI-powered "humanoid" robots are expected to lead to common construction jobs disappearing in the coming years, with one report forecasting that 7 in 10 construction jobs could be affected. Jan Woitas ...

Amazon will soon use more robots in its warehouses than human employees — with more than 1 million machines already deployed across facilities, according to a report. Many of these robots cover the ...

Police have used drones and robots over the years for purposes ranging from getting an eye-in-the-sky view of accidents to remotely tear-gassing a hard-to-reach suspect. Many anticipate police use of ...

As the use of robots to replace human beings in dangerous situations becomes more common within local and state public safety agencies, a well-known robotics manufacturer has sounded the warning ...

Surgeons in Chile performed a pioneering gallbladder operation with the support of a system that combines robotic technology ...

A new viral advertising campaign predicts a world of dangerous military robots, but the real threat is already here and it is ...