Scientists say they've made a key breakthrough that would allow robots to figure out complex tasks on their own, but experts ...

Inside the enduring appeal of machines that look, move, and increasingly think like humans. Twenty-first-century humanoids, ...

Swiss scientists have published research showing AI-informed robots can learn how to self correct and teach other robots how to behave. It raises questions of consciousness in artificial intelligence.

Imagine a world where robots not only look like humans but also feel like us. Advanced technology has made this possible with the invention of bionic skin. This breakthrough allows robots to ...

For centuries, people tried to build ornithopters that flapped like birds, but none became a practical path to human flight.

Videos posted on social media captured the myriad of lifelike robots at a McDonald's in Shanghai performing routine tasks typically completed by human workers, A McDonald’s in a Chinese city welcome ...

A premapped course, a crew of handlers and a world-beating time: here’s what this Beijing half marathon reveals about how far ...

We love our human-shaped robots in pop culture. From Lieutenant Commander data to C3P0 to Baymax. But, are they any good at manufacturing things? At the Automate show this year, humanoid robots ...

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 ...

Mark Cuban isn't buying the hype around humanoid robots. While many companies are racing to build machines that look and move like humans, the billionaire entrepreneur thinks that approach is headed ...

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.