It was only a matter of time before we started to think about how robots can design – other robots. In fact, I’ve been having these conversations with people ever since the arrival of ChatGPT, as we ...

Led by former Intuitive executive Jim Alecxih, Virtual Incision expects the miniaturized design of its robot to stand out in ...

Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) have become an important tool for optimizing manufacturing and warehouse operations. These robots are also being deployed in healthcare, retail, and other nonindustrial ...

Sam Kriegman, a professor at Northwestern's McCormick School of Engineering, is something of a local celebrity. He can often be found on television shows explaining the wonders of his new invention – ...

Boston Dynamics’ Spot delivers a new set of capabilities for manufacturers. The mobile platform can be mounted with a range of payloads to enhance data gathering such as thermal imaging, LiDAR or 3D ...

With alarm bells ringing about artificial intelligence (AI) pushing us toward extinction, you might well imagine the process of an AI designing a robot as something akin to Frankenstein creating the ...

Sam Kriegman: They are a living swimming self-powered robot that is less than a millimeter across. Doug Blackiston: So some people were really very afraid of the technology. It's something new they've ...

Bipedal (two-legged) robots are sophisticated machines, but they are not the most graceful when things go wrong. A simple push, fall or an obstacle can send them crashing to the ground, often ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Right before the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January, I noticed a trend in robot vacuums. The suction power these robots were reporting were ...