SoftBank announced in early October 2025 that it has agreed to acquire Swiss industrial giant ABB's robotics business for US$5.375 billion, with the deal expected to close in the second half of 2026.

What makes a humanoid hand so fascinating? Imagine a robotic gripper delicately assembling intricate components on a factory floor or carefully holding fragile medical instruments during surgery.

Massachusetts robotics entrepreneurs focus on specialized machines, while West Coast companies pour billions into humanoid ...

It’s been just over 12 years since Boston Dynamics unveiled its bipedal Atlas robot, and along the way it’s made huge advances in both mobility and AI capabilities. A new video (top) shared by the ...

“Boston Blue” opens on an unassuming evening in the New England city. Two 20-something guys, Sean and his best friend Jonah Silver (Marcus Scribner), are out on the town. As the pair chat up a couple ...

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IT’S NOT GOING TO GO FAR. PETER. RIGHT? NO, IT’S NOT GOING FAR. BUT YOU KNOW, THE MOVE IS MEANINGFUL. THE WHOLE IDEA BEHIND THIS IS THAT THE CITY AND THE STATE AND THE STAKEHOLDERS HERE, THEY WANT ...

Penny Kmitt is a reporter for WBZ-TV's morning news. She joined the station in December 2023 from CBS-affiliate WTKR in Norfolk, Virginia. A Tufts University student accused of breaking a Boston ...

The Boston City Council passed a resolution condemning attacks on police after a street-racing takeover and pro-Palestinian protest turned violent this week, the latest of which sent multiple officers ...

When Santa Fe dancer Elliot Hammans was 11, he watched Hubbard Street Dance Chicago perform at the Lensic and dreamed of joining them onstage. “I was blown away,” he says. “I was like, I want to do ...