It’s about studying the intelligence of movement. Local scientists who built basic bots say they’re learning how animals evolved. And that knowledge, they say, may have deeper applications for humans.

Northwestern University's self-configuring modular robots survive being chopped in half and adapt outdoors without retraining, signaling resilient future tech.

Northwestern University engineers have developed the first modular robots with athletic intelligence. They can be combined ...

Why can’t a robot do the dishes? Well, it can, but maybe not as well or as cheaply as we’d hoped. More than once, I have started a robotics article with an appeal to the Jetsons tv show of the late ...

Robotics and artificial intelligence are converging at an unprecedented pace. As robotics systems increasingly integrate AI-driven decision-making, businesses are unlocking new efficiencies and ...

As embodied AI moves from demos to deployment, my personal view is that the future will follow the evolutionary path. It better matches how technologies scale, how businesses work, and how our ...

A robot developed by NASA in preparation for missions to Mars is returning to the USA following a decade at the University of ...

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Robots wag their tail fins and bob along like bathtub toys in a pool at a Vassar College lab. Their actions are dictated by microprocessors housed in round plastic containers, the ...

China's robots are doing more than chores, and the pace is accelerating. Here's what they can do now, and why other companies ...