MLB will be using the ABS challenge system throughout the entire 2026 season. Robot umpires - also called "automated balls ...

Robot umpires are coming to the majors in 2026 after MLB's competition committee approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike ...

Roomba maker iRobot cofounder Rodney Brooks argued that Musk's vision of an Optimus robot-filled future is "pure fantasy ...

To estimate the weight of a rock, you pick it up. Is it rough, or smooth? You run a finger over it. We're constantly ...

A University of Chicago study suggests robots could offer a new kind of support to help kids eliminate anxiety about reading out loud.

A massage from an AI robot kind of felt human, but lacked certain aspects of the human touch and required me to engage in too ...

A Czech playwright introduced the word to English in the 1920s. But back then, it wasn't analogous to machinery. New interpretations of the robot reflect a modernity once skewered by the writer.

Unitree Robotics has launched the R1, a remarkable humanoid robot capable of walking, running, dancing, cartwheeling, and even kung-fu kicks. It can also respond to voice commands and hold basic ...

Diligent Robotics co-founder Vivian Chu said her "minimum viable humanoid" robots are already helping hospital staff save ...

A video making its rounds on social media shows an engineer from a startup called Skild AI taking a chainsaw to the limbs of a robot dog.

When a robotics pioneer who has spent decades building humanoid machines recommends that you stand at least nine feet away ...