Live Science readers reveal whether they would use a hypothetical "pregnancy robot" — a humanoid machine fitted with an ...

AI chatbots have advanced rapidly over the past few years, so much so that people are now using them as personal assistants, ...

Medical robots today are pretty dumb, typically acting as extensions of a surgeon's hands rather than taking over for them.

Bees' flight capabilities are quite sophisticated, but strangely, the MIT roboticists ended up building a robot that sported 8 wings.

In the not-too-distant future, the search for signs of life on Mars and the moon could see the next generation of robots exploring a new frontier: subsurface lava tubes. These missions could also help ...

The field of robotics has transformed drastically in this century, with a special focus on soft robotics. In this context, ...

Ripple bugs’ fan-like legs inspired engineers to build the Rhagobot, a tiny robot with self-morphing fans. By mimicking these ...

In a new perspective article in Science Robotics, UC Berkeley roboticist Goldberg describes how a massive “data gap” will prevent robots from gaining real-world skills as quickly as AI chatbots are ...

Oregon State University researchers tested a quadruped robot at White Sands National Park, showing it can scout terrain and ...

Recently, the 22nd Liaoning Province Youth Robotics Competition successfully concluded at Chaoyang Normal University, attracting nearly 5,000 youths from 14 cities across the province. The event was ...

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For one thing, it’s a humanoid robot priced at under US$6,000 (£4,400). That’s not pocket change, but it’s orders of ...