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

A pair of swiveling, human-like robotic arms, built for physical artificial intelligence research, mirror the motions of an ...

Nitin J. Sanket, a professor at WPI, has developed small flying robots with his team that fit in the palm of a hand and use ...

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Swarm Intelligence, inspired by collective behaviors in nature, is now being applied to robotics, enabling multiple humanoid robots to collaborate seamlessly on complex tasks. UBTech's Walker S1 ...

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

Here's what to know about MLB's robot umps. How does the Automated Ball-Strike System work? Stadiums are outfitted with cameras that track each pitch and judge whether it crossed home plate within the ...

Horror stories from robot vacuum owners mostly stem from two fixable mishaps: They accidentally bought a dinky robot vacuum or merely haven't set their very capable robot vacuum up for success in the ...