You can see it in the biggest labor shift in modern history. In the early 1800s, around 70% of Americans worked on farms.

Robot skin that senses touch and pain — and triggers instant reflexes — makes robots more like humans. It probably also makes ...

Tutor’s first product, Cassie, is designed for a relatively simple task — loading and unloading shipping pallets laden with ...

In two new papers, UC Berkeley roboticist Ken Goldberg explains why robots are not gaining real-world skills as quickly as AI chatbots are gaining language fluency. UC Berkeley News spoke with ...

Amazon’s recent push to integrate robots into its delivery operations marks a significant shift in how the company plans to enhance efficiency and reduce costs. The tech giant aims to replace 500,000 ...

Robots are increasingly being used in restaurants for tasks like decorating cakes, delivering drinks and answering phones. Proponents argue robots fill vacant positions and increase efficiency, while ...

There’s something ominous about robots taking over jobs that humans are suited to do. Maybe you don’t want a job turning a wrench or pushing a broom, but someone does. But then there are the jobs no ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. In an Indian town, workers fold towels while wearing cameras, providing data to teach AI robots how to move and ...

A lot of the stuff we use today is largely made by robots—arms with multiple degrees of freedom positioned along conveyor belts that move in a spectacle of precisely synchronized motions. All this ...

Whether it’s running down a track, doing a backflip, dancing to music, or kickboxing, there are more and more videos of humanoid robots doing increasingly impressive things. Yet speakers at the ...

To a robot, it might look like something from a horror film. Parts — a battery, circuit boards and wiring —are arrayed in pieces on a white lab bench. Metallic arms and legs lay inert on nearby ...

A new term used by people who aren't happy about the growing presence of robots and artificial intelligence in daily life has emerged. "Clankers," a term from Star Wars lore used by humans and clones ...