Robots are starting to do jobs like firefighting, lawn mowing and beach cleaning, among other things.

University of Chicago computer scientist Sarah Sebo is programming robots to give empathetic responses and perform nonverbal ...

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Humanoid robot training is booming around the world. Tech companies are rushing to build the robots for a market projected to ...

Startup company Fortytwo published benchmarks that showed its approach of running small AI models on personal computers has ...

Aniket Bera’s lab works with applications that include virtual therapy, autonomous vehicles and rescue bots like this robot dog, marrying the hardware of robots with the software of artificial ...

It’s useful to think about Ford alongside the evolution of workers at Amazon. Presently the U.S.’s second largest employer, ...

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 ...

Think of actuators as the robot’s muscles —the technology that enables humanoids to move. Actuators come in three types: ...

This dairy barn is full of cows, as you might expect. Cows are being milked, cows are being fed, cows are being cleaned up after, and a few very happy cows are even getting vigorously scratched behind ...