Robots have played a starring role in science fiction since Karel Čapek introduced the term in his 1921 play Rossum's Universal Robots. We've been exposed to all types of robots, from C-3PO in the ...

When researchers asked more than 1,000 Americans to assign colors to robots according to the robot’s job, they found that biases familiar from the human workplace resurfaced—and that the people making ...

At 2025's Nvidia GTC event, a bipedal robot named Blue fumbled around stage and disobeyed simple commands. This year at the show, Olaf the robot did better. Every year, the highlight of Nvidia’s GTC ...

Nvidia Corp. announced today that it’s partnering with global robotics leaders, including robot “brains” developers, industrial humanoid makers and others to advance the production-scale of physical ...

Safety is the No. 1 priority in robotic applications. Among the collaborations at the Universal Robots booth at the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) 2024 was a SICK safety laser ...

In folding its Intrinsic project into the main company this week and out of "Other Bets," Google is aiming to mimic its Android strategy for robots. "We're trying to make it accessible for anyone," ...

The collaborative robot (cobot) industry, a pivotal segment for artificial intelligence (AI) applications, anticipates new growth opportunities despite a weak ...

Robbyant, an embodied AI company within Ant Group, today announced the open-source release of LingBot-VLA, a vision-language-action (VLA) model designed to serve as a “universal brain” for real-world ...

If you’ve attended any manufacturing industry trade show over the past several years, there’s one thing you’re certain to have seen plenty of — Universal Robots’ (UR) collaborative robots (cobots). A ...

Industrial leaders demonstrate how digital and physical automation converge to transform manufacturing and logistics for global brands. “Our work with Robotiq and Universal Robots exemplifies what can ...

Industrial leaders demonstrate how digital and physical automation converge to transform manufacturing and logistics for global brands. Universal Robots (UR), part of Teradyne Robotics, and Robotiq ...

If someone orders shapewear from Spanx LLC’s website today, a humanoid robot handles that package. At a GXO Logistics Inc. distribution center in Georgia, Agility Robotics Inc.’s bipedal machines move ...