Most robot headlines follow a familiar script: a machine masters one narrow trick in a controlled lab, then comes the bold promise that everything is about to change. I usually tune those stories out.

Robots are increasingly learning new skills by watching people. From folding laundry to handling food, many real-world, ...

Bill Whitaker is an award-winning journalist and 60 Minutes correspondent who has covered major news stories, domestically and across the globe, for more than four decades with CBS News. For decades, ...

Researchers have developed a robot that can learn facial lip movements for tasks such as speech and singing. Designed by a team at Columbia Engineering, the humanoid aims to address one of the most ...

Over the past decades, roboticists have introduced a wide range of advanced systems that can move around in their surroundings and complete various tasks. Most of these robots can effectively collect ...

Editor’s Note: This is part of a series called Inside the Lab, which gives audiences a first-hand look at the research laboratories at the University of Chicago and the scholars who are tackling some ...

There’s a fun way to learn robotics. The SunFounder PiDog Kit lets you build and program your own robot dog that can do tricks, learn commands, and do so much more. It sounds expensive, but this ...

Kris Weng (MSR '25) used his MSR final project to develop a dextrous robotic hand and arm that learns as it provides assistance. In 1989, video gamers around the world were sold the potential of ...

AI and robots need data — lots of it. Companies that have millions of users have an advantage in this data collection, because they can use the data of their customers. A well-known example is ...

In a groundbreaking new study, researchers have developed an electronic skin that allows humanoid robots to distinguish everyday touch from damaging force. That ability, once reserved for living ...

Whether they are designing robots, solving problems or teaching others, Kirtland students are learning a range of skills in the school district’s FIRST programs. Students on the district’s FIRST Lego ...