The computer scientist Christoph Salge is trying to circumvent the need for rules that guide robots’ behavior. His strategy: Give them a goal of making us more powerful.

Ken Goldberg shares his thoughts about the “humanoid hype” and the emerging paradigm shift in the robotics field.

Small wonder. After all, robots have to navigate an environment that has been shaped by humans to suit their needs. Such humanoid robots are now starting to work in the real world.

For robots to be predictable and adaptive, they need a priority-based architecture and a new legal model, argues a researcher ...

Engineered Arts in the UK is a small company, but it makes the world’s uncanniest robots: machines with realistic facial expressions that make you wonder what it means it be human. Its latest ...

Wanted: Humans to build robots for OpenAI - and not everyone is thrilled A series of job listings for the ChatGPT maker's robotics team suggest the company is finally ready to leap into hardware.

MIT professor Daniela Rus explains how AI-powered robots are being trained to safely assist in homes and daily life.

The factory will feature humanoid robots working alongside humans to build even more humanoid robots.

Last year, the duo began to devise ways to use the robot for educational purposes and set to work creating a low-cost, customizable and “human-focused” module that could mirror some of the ...

Bipedal humanoid robots could outnumber humans relatively quickly, according to two venture capitalists who are investing in the space. That’s a good thing, they contend, to make up for a ...