While the robot has taken a job previously done by a human, nobody at Sterling Heights Assembly Plant is facing a layoff, ...

NEW YORK -- As the new robot called Sprout walks around a Manhattan office, nodding its rectangular head, lifting its windshield wiper-like “eyebrows” and offering to shake your hand with its grippers ...

From household robots to reusable rockets, a new wave of breakthrough inventions is redefining what humans can do in space and on Earth. These advances are not isolated gadgets, they are tightly ...

Firms are working to make the motors that drive robots more efficient and cheaper.

Invasive species, pathogens, and parasites can have serious ecological consequences for aquatic ecosystems and also put human health and economies at risk. Early detection of these biological threats ...

Healthcare systems worldwide are struggling with overcrowded hospitals, physician burnout, and rising surgery delays. Which is why it's always a good thing to see research exploring new solutions ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa Health Care added three robots with the latest technology to its lineup for minimally invasive surgeries. The da Vinci 5 robots display three-dimensional ...

While it may not be surprising that Generation Z is open to new technology, a survey of 5,000 students across 65 U.S. college ...

A dozen or so young men and women, eyes obscured by VR headsets, shuffle around a faux kitchen inside a tech company’s Silicon Valley headquarters. Their arms are bent at the elbows, palms facing down ...

Biologists and engineers have joined forces to build a new robot bat that’s helping us understand how real bats use ...

After spending most of their careers in academia, Andrea Thomaz and Vivian Chu began exploring how robots could be used in real-world, human-centered work environments. Supported by Thomaz’s role at ...