What if robots could learn to handle objects without watching humans? The new way training data is created can shape what robots learn.

The latest boom in robotics represents a revolution in the way machines have learned to interact with the world. Roboticists used to dream big but build small. They’d hope to match or exceed the ...

The vision of robots as true partners in our daily work has remained just that—a vision. While we’ve seen an explosion of humanoid and semi-humanoid designs recently, these new platforms face a ...

Most robot headlines follow a familiar script: a machine masters one narrow trick in a controlled lab, then comes the bold promise that everything is about to change. I usually tune those stories out.

Researchers have developed a robot that can learn facial lip movements for tasks such as speech and singing. Designed by a team at Columbia Engineering, the humanoid aims to address one of the most ...

Teaching robots to manipulate objects with human-like dexterity remains one of the biggest challenges ...

When you hear the word robotics, you probably think of factory machines or humanoid robots sprinting across a test track. That image makes sense. For years, robotics lived in labs and industrial ...

As industrial robots begin learning from simulations, digital twins and even one another, automation on the factory floor is entering a new phase. Instead of relying solely on preprogrammed ...

It’s fairly easy for people to learn from other people – we’ve been doing it for around 300,000 years – because we can observe, copy, and modify what they’re doing. It’s less easy for us to learn from ...

The worldwide AI race is fast developing beyond the computer screen and focusing on the physical world around us. Top labs are intent on making “thinking” robots, with brains that mimic our own, which ...

Swiss scientists have published research showing AI-informed robots can learn how to self correct and teach other robots how to behave. It raises questions of consciousness in artificial intelligence.