Robots are becoming smarter and more common, but their ability to handle objects with human-like precision remains limited.

Last year, when The New York Times reported that Amazon's robotics team's ultimate goal was to automate 75% of the company's ...

Humanoid robots are moving rapidly from research labs into homes, hospitals, warehouses and care facilities, promising ...

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Scientists have created a robot that learns lip movements by watching humans rather than following preset rules. The ...

Even with those limitations, orders for the machines are accelerating. Manufacturers such as BYD and Foxconn, both partners ...

Humanoid robot companies employ armies of human operators to train their machines by doing tasks like squatting and washing dishes.

Teddy Warner, 19, has always been interested in robotics. His family was in the industry, and he says he “grew up” working in a machinist shop while in high school. Now Warner is building a robotics ...

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Robots and AI are automating Wyoming’s oil rigs for safer drilling, while coal plants are being upgraded with “robot bubble ...