Walking, talking humanoid robots that were once firmly the domain of science fiction are on their way. In fact, a Morgan Stanley report recently predicted that 13 million human robots will be among us ...

Welcome to this week’s episode of “man-made horrors beyond human comprehension.” A humanoid robot named DeREK had what you might call a “moment” on the floor of a San Francisco robotics lab this week, ...

What makes a robot truly intelligent? Is it the ability to solve complex equations in milliseconds or something more human-like—such as recognizing a misplaced object in a cluttered room or adapting ...

In a lab tucked away in Poland, a group of engineers is quietly redefining what it means to build a robot. Not with circuits or gears, but with synthetic muscles, ligaments and something they’re ...

With AI beginning to look as if it has reached a deployment plateau — if not a lessening of hype — high-tech promoters and investors are on the hunt for the next big thing. And they're focusing on ...

While neurotic robots are a staple of science fiction — just think of C-3PO in Star Wars or Marvin in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy — they haven't really been a focus of research into how ...