One of my favorite robots of the last few years is named Cassie. Little more than a pair of bipedal robotic legs, the robot was designed as a robust R&D tool for ground mobility applications. It's a ...

An international team of scientists has developed a soft robotic hand that literally perspires in response to excess heat. This innovative concept could improve the durability and endurance of robots, ...

From sexual companions to COVID-19 nurses, robots are increasingly dominating the human experience. They’re rolling into our everyday lives as digital sidekicks designed to more safely, efficiently ...

The Los Angeles fire department rolled out the first firefighting robot in the US at a major fire earlier this month, CNN reports. The golfcart-sized Thermite RS3 Robotic Firefighting Vehicle features ...

The soft robot fingers were installed as a gripper on a robot hand and used to grab objects, and it was found that the cooling effect also reduced the temperature of the object being handled. "The ...

Worried your Airbnb photos just aren't selling your listing? Ready to automate those pesky Zillow posts? A new robot called AutoPhoto has your back — so you can get sharp images of interiors, even if ...

If you’re one of those types who can’t look at a single robot without picturing a bleak future in which robots have taken over and turned us all into slaves, then you might want to skip Boston ...

HANOVER, N.H.--The Cool Robot is square, squat and slow, but its utilitarian beauty is clear to polar researchers who want a sturdy nonhuman helper to carry instruments over vast stretches of the ...

If you have a kid heading to college in the fall, it might be time to have the talk. It's okay to experiment, but don't go crazy for the first robot you meet -- you'll have others. That's because ...