Tech elites have seized on humanoid robots to transform manual labor and other fields left out of the AI boom, an area called ...

UChicago scientists team up with Chicago Public Schools to test if robots need fictional personalities to teach effectively ...

Robots are increasingly learning new skills by watching people. From folding laundry to handling food, many real-world, ...

At 2025's Nvidia GTC event, a bipedal robot named Blue fumbled around stage and disobeyed simple commands. This year at the show, Olaf the robot did better.

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 ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, IN — Purdue University researcher Sooyeon Jeong is working to make robots more helpful and personable. Jeong, an assistant professor of computer science, leads a lab that focuses on ...

For decades, humanoid robots have lived behind safety cages in factories or deep inside research labs. Fauna Robotics, a New York-based robotics startup, says that era is ending. The company has ...

New research helps robots combine language and gestures to find objects in cluttered spaces, improving how they understand human intent.

The wearable tech gives people two extra mechanical legs which makes it easier to carry heavy loads ...