Noetix Robotics’ new humanoid Bumi sells for just $1,380, making it one of the most affordable robots in China.

Experts tell us that how robots communicate with humans has a significant impact on our comfort and trust. A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Potsdam looks into social robots ...

Developed by a team led by researchers from North Carolina State University, these "metabots" are capable of moving around a ...

From Star Trek’s Data and 2001’s HAL to Columbus Day’s Skippy the Magnificent, pop culture is chock full of fully conscious AI who, in many cases, are more human than the humans they serve alongside.

Last year, UK-based robotics company Engineered Arts made a huge splash with an impressive demo of its humanoid robot with uber-uncanny expressions. Now, it’s back — and it’s serving up an even wider ...

The three-armed system can lift a total of 60 tons, or the weight of 10 African elephants, with millimeter-level dexterity.

Willow Garage sets its open-source software free to attract software developers and help make robots commonplace, but detractors say giving the software away is bad for business. Martin LaMonica is a ...