Rodney Brooks, the cofounder of Roomba vacuum creator iRobot, said the idea of humanoid robots as catchall assistants, the ...

In some sense, Mr. Brooks has only himself to blame. The current humanoid craze is “kind of his fault,” said Anthony Jules, ...

Rodney Brooks’ critique of modern robotics serves as a wake-up call for the industry to temper its enthusiasm with practicality. While acknowledging the irreplaceable role of advanced AI, he stresses ...

General-purpose robots remain rare not for a lack of hardware but because we still can’t give machines the physical intuition ...

The commercial boom in AI has sparked renewed interest in humanoid robots. The Humanoids Summit gathered experts to explore ...

Imagine a future where we share our world with walking, talking humanoid robots. It's not hard; we've all seen it in science fiction. But could it be just around the corner? Well, a report recently ...

In the recent movie “Robots,” Rodney, an eager robot with inventive dreams, shared his motto, “See a need, fill a need.” It’s a saying that struck Napa resident Melanie Oberting.

Dances with machines -- The quest for an artificial creature -- Planetary ambassadors -- It's 2001 already -- Machines to live with -- Where am I? -- We are special -- We are not special -- Them and ...

Smarter data processing could make machines more helpful and energy-efficient in the real world. A good way to test this principle is robot soccer. Robots perceive the world around them very ...