Robots come in a vast array of shapes and sizes. By definition, they're machines that perform automatic tasks and can be ...

An artificial womb could also help human babies survive extreme prematurity and prevent serious complications like brain ...

A viral story raised the idea of using robots outfitted with artificial wombs to incubate human babies from conception to ...

Artificial intelligence and robotics are no longer futuristic concepts; they’re rapidly becoming a reality that feels almost ...

Artificial intelligence has pushed robotics into a new era where machines are no longer just tools,they’re beginning to feel ...

ANYmal-D, the badminton-playing quadruped robot from ETH Zurich, combines artificial intelligence with whole-body coordination to rally with human players for up to 10 shots.

As robots take on more roles in daily life, helping them feel more human may be as easy as letting them play. Because once people see them as intentional actors—capable of choice and reaction ...

Its latest creation is an autonomous humanoid robot that can mimic human emotions and behaviors in real time. Think of it as a real-life WALL-E, but with even more personality.

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, ...

Engineers at MIT have devised an ingenious new way to produce artificial muscles for soft robots that can flex in more than one direction, similar to the complex muscles in the human body.