It sounds like something from a sci-fi film - but some scientists believe this clever new tech could help alleviate strains ...

In a quiet robotics lab in north-west London, three black mechanical hands stretch and curl with human-like precision. No claws or pincers. Just joints where they should be. "We're not building ...

SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son has long predicted a future where robots would outnumber people and take over many jobs from humans.

SALEM, Ore. — In an office park opposite an Amazon warehouse, the robots are at work. A trio of six-foot-tall machines with ostrichlike legs and two jointed arms work in shifts, walking off a ...