This dual cross-linking design lets the muscle switch stiffness on demand. In lab tests, its stiffness jumps from about 213 kilopascals — soft, like rubber — to 292 megapascals, hundreds of times ...

Ian says 1X's NEO robot might mark the beginning of a new era when humanoid robots earn a place in our daily lives. Are we ready for it?

China’s dominance of the rare earth metals business—with a chokehold on Western militaries and key industries—has become a key geopolitical issue. Chinese companies make most of the parts that go into ...

AgiBot builds world’s first real-world deployment of reinforcement learning in industrial robotics, bringing self-learning AI to manufacturing ...

Robotic packing system company Sojo, which has a laboratory in Bucks County, is using automation to create your favorite beverage variety packs.

Dreame’s newest mop-bot has a lot of cool ideas, but fails to deliver on some of the most basic robot vacuum abilities.

An autonomous ocean robot, launched from Woods Hole, is attempting to complete a first-ever trip around the world.

AI researchers at Andon Labs embedded various LLMs in a vacuum robot to test how ready they were to be embodied. And hilarity ensued.

One of the ways AI can help is by taking the guesswork out of planning an undeniably delicious Thanksgiving meal, no matter what the holidays throw at you. Here's how to use it.

Soft robots and soft materials are being explored by researchers to advance work in robotics, medicine and health care, and ...

Think of actuators as the robot’s muscles —the technology that enables humanoids to move. Actuators come in three types: ...

This is Neo, the humanoid robot. It's billed as a personal assistant you can talk to and eventually rely on to take care of everyday tasks, such as loading the dishwasher and folding laundry. Neo ...