Robots have never looked more impressive, yet in the real world they still fail at the basic promise of doing useful work ...

Robots often fail outside factories when things move or change. Technology helps them see, feel, and learn, so they can work ...

For years, robots were built to be rigid, precise, and powerful — and that turned out to be their biggest weakness. This ...

Micro displays were big at CES 2026 for smart glasses, as were display-free smart glasses with built-in AI voice centric ...

First, though, the machines will have to learn how to pour water or carry soup, as a Chinese restaurant that replaced its wait staff with robots quickly learned. If we trusted this drone to get little ...

Robot coworkers are closer than expected as labour shortages push humanoid machines into real workplaces ...

In the latest episode of What the Future, we run down the best highlights and fails from the first World Humanoid Robot Games held last week in China. Jesse Orrall (he/him/his) is a Senior Video ...

Robotics in orthopedics is having a moment, but Brian Nwannunu, MD, orthopedic surgeon at Dallas-based Texas Joint Institute, says the biggest misconception is still the simplest one: people assume it ...