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A new general-purpose optimizer can speed up the design of autonomous systems including walking robots and self-driving vehicles. Since the fastidious Roomba vacuum, autonomous robots have come a long way. In recent years, artificially intelligent systems have been deployed in self-driving cars,

Tiny pink robots are taking over North Carolina's largest city.

This isn't science fiction.

Ambi, a startup developing robots to autonomously sort packages and items, has raised $67 million in venture funding.

New battery electric Husqvarna Automower NERA uses sat-nav to work within virtual boundaries and to program where to cut, when, and at what height.

Inspired by living things from trees to shellfish, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin set out to create a plastic much like many life forms that are hard and rigid in some places and soft ...

Most accurate robot in class for 1.5 kg payloads for highest manufacturing quality, 50 percent higher payload than comparable robots. Consumes 20 percent less energy using OmniCore E10 controller enabling manufacturers to improve energy efficiency, reduce costs.

Go ahead, feel redundant: machines reduce maintenance time by 12 days and go places humans cannot

As mobile robots become more advanced, they also become easier to deploy in a wide range of real-world settings. One of the factors that will enable their large-scale implementation is their ability to ...

Soft robots that grow and move using ultraviolet light and liquid might be able to navigate hard-to-reach places within the human body.

Every South Dakotan could fit in the new Amazon fulfillment center -- with room to spare -- along with thousands of robots. Take a rare look inside here.

For now, Western militaries remain reluctant to buy ground weapons that choose their own targets. But that may change.

A group of robot makers recently declared that they’re against the "weaponization" of their robots.

Robots may be taking over the world, but in the best way possible. Robotic technology is sparking innovation in several industries, including three you might not have considered.

Volkswagen's software unit Cariad will spend more than $2 billion and take a 60% stake in a new venture with Chinese technology firm Horizon Robotics, it said on Thursday, tackling two big challenges: software and the Chinese market.

The boot-like device uses machine learning to provide support for an individual with mobility problems.

Scientists at Yale have looked at one of the world’s favorite creatures to master the art of robotic amphibiosity.

CUE is an AI-powered "basketball robot" that made its way to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Now, its engineers are teaching the newest version how to dribble, and hoping to give it more dexterity so it can compete in skill competitions with top athletes.

All fun aside, the new gizmo has serious research implications for AI, computer science and more.

Airtouch Solar will supply its autonomous and water-less cleaning robot to clean and maintain solar panels in India for 25 years.

SoftBank Robotics America is deploying autonomous serving and cleaning robots to restaurants, as the industry faces a labor shortage

“I don’t think anyone expected the Rover to survive all these disasters,” a scientist says of two NASA machines becoming seemingly human in Ryan White's heartwarming documentary.

Foxglove, a startup building dev tooling for robots and autonomous vehicles, has raised $15 million in a venture funding round.

A scaled-down version of the aerobot that could one day take to the Venusian skies successfully completed two Nevada test flights, marking a milestone for the project.