Elon Musk, whose electric automaker Tesla is building its own humanoid called Optimus, has said that the robots will be “the ...

Robots come in a vast array of shapes and sizes. By definition, they're machines that perform automatic tasks and can be operated by humans, but sometimes work autonomously—without human help.

Robots that think like humans There are currently many efforts around the world which aim to build autonomous robots able to deal with their environment under unexpected circumstances.

Human-robot interaction suggests there’ll likely be many contexts where robots don’t displace workers but rather make the ...

A path towards robots ‘feeling’ their way around the world The researchers say there’s a practical reason for all the poking, prodding, and burning their robot’s weathered hand.

The little dinosaur robot blinks its big, blue eyes and stretches its neck. It tilts its head toward a human, who responds with a pat. The dinosaur closes its eyes in apparent contentment. But when it ...

An uncannily human-like robot that had been programmed to socially interact with human companions tricked people into thinking that the mindless machine was self-aware, according to a new study.

Elon Musk is building a human-like robot: Does anyone else think this is a really bad idea? Yep, he's at it again. Apparently, launching a sports car into space wasn't enough.

But there's also a new emphasis on making robots more humanlike. Promobot, a Russian company, is creating machines that can work in customer service alongside their human counterparts. Currently ...

A new breed of robots could soon break free of assembly line duties to assist human living in myriad ways.

Video At the Consumer Electronics Show, a crowd gathered around Chihira Aico, a life-sized robot in a pink party dress who was standing at the Toshiba booth. At first, the android stood perfectly ...