For robots to interact more naturally with humans, robot movement design should likewise integrate expressive qualities—such as intention, attention, and emotions—alongside traditional functional ...

Amazon (1) If maintaining spotless floors is taking too much time and energy, consider offloading the chore to a robot vacuum ... Thanks to its slim design, it can tackle dust build-up under ...

Next time you're in the gym doing deadlifts, take a page out of the wrestler handbook and try it sumo style. Named for the wide stance that sumo wrestlers get into before facing their opponent ...

As robots become increasingly common in society, Brigham Young University engineering students are designing them to be more impactful in the world around them. Two graduate students spearheaded p ...

Meta Platforms Inc., after pushing into augmented reality and artificial intelligence, has identified its next big bet: AI-powered humanoid robots. The company is making a significant investment ...

In the race to build the best humanoid robots, China is quite literally ahead of the pack. As the South China Morning Post reports, the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area — or E ...

AI navigation and obstacle detection pairs with a bagless design for weeks of uninterrupted operation. If you are not in a position to drop flagship-level prices on a robot vacuum, the Eureka E20 ...

It was a scientifically unnecessary design choice, but a labor of love. “You can tell that the engineers really liked this robot,” Nyakatura said. “They really fell in love with it.” ...

The Wild Robot just picked up three Oscar nominations for best animated film, best sound and best original score, and you can stream the 2024 flick about a marooned machine on Peacock now.

With tests of humanoid bots and new developments in military applications, the year ahead will intrigue even the skeptics. MIT Technology Review’s What’s Next series looks across industries ...