The idea of robots working in service and retail roles isn't a new one, but it is an emerging reality. Will it work?

Think of actuators as the robot’s muscles —the technology that enables humanoids to move. Actuators come in three types: ...

NEO will be driven by artificial intelligence, and is another example of AI beginning to integrate into people’s daily lives.

Humanoid robot training is booming around the world. Tech companies are rushing to build the robots for a market projected to ...

University of Chicago computer scientist Sarah Sebo is programming robots to give empathetic responses and perform nonverbal ...

Though Atlas was designed to resemble a person in other ways, its hands aren’t exactly one-to-one. Instead, company engineers ...

Robots are starting to do jobs like firefighting, lawn mowing and beach cleaning, among other things.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Jonathan Reichental covers technology in business and society. Toy versions of the popular droids R2-D2 and BB-8, part of the ...

Every day, dozens of human "data collectors" repeat each activity hundreds of times to train Tesla's Optimus robots.

Teddy Warner, 19, has always been interested in robotics. His family was in the industry, and he says he “grew up” working in a machinist shop while in high school. Now Warner is building a robotics ...

It’s useful to think about Ford alongside the evolution of workers at Amazon. Presently the U.S.’s second largest employer, ...

American billionaire and entrepreneur Elon Musk predicted a future where all human jobs will be performed by robots and ...