If you've ordered food on Uber Eats recently, you may have seen a delivery robot instead of a human driver. Uber has partnered with Avride to bring autonomous robots to the streets. They already ...

Robots have been used in manufacturing since the 1960s. What is new is the application of AI, which potentially gives robots much more powerful analytical, cognitive, and learning capabilities. AI is ...

Is this the start of the robo revolution? A troupe of AI-powered robots was allegedly convinced to quit their jobs and go “home” by another bot in a shocking viral video posted to YouTube this month, ...

A hot potato: Tesla's splashy "We, Robot" event generated excitement among enthusiasts, but it also highlighted the complexities involved in developing truly autonomous robots and vehicles. The ...

Musk said the $20,000 to $30,000 robot could perform household tasks like mowing lawns and putting away groceries. Elon Musk showed off Tesla’s autonomous Optimus robots at Tesla’s “We, Robot” event ...

Behind-the-scenes human assistance meant the We, Robot event said little about how far its Optimus humanoid robots have come. Behind-the-scenes human assistance meant the We, Robot event said little ...

At Tesla's recent We, Robot event, the company unveiled the latest iteration of its humanoid robot, Optimus, sparking instant comparisons with Sonny, the robot protagonist from the 2004 movie I, Robot ...

“Biohybrid robots” that are part fungi and part computer convert fungal electrical signals into digital commands, a promising advance in building more sustainable robots. Mycellium from this commonly ...

Smarter data processing could make machines more helpful and energy-efficient in the real world. A good way to test this principle is robot soccer. Robots perceive the world around them very ...

Featuring the voices of Lupita Nyong’o, Catherine O’Hara and Pedro Pascal, director Chris Sanders’ family-friendly animation tells the story of a robot who befriends and nurtures a menagerie of ...

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