From above, the show floor at Automate 2025 looked like a huge high-tech terrarium: part smart factory, part anthill. The booths full of robots made for a living floor map of motion within motion: ...

The word “robot” is precisely 100 years old this year. It was coined by the Czech writer Karel Čapek, in a play that set the template for a century’s machine dreams and nightmares.

Beyoncé has a priceless reaction when her robot sidekick finally nails the onstage whiskey pour during her second 'Cowboy Carter' show in Chicago.

A new robot can solve a Rubik's Cube faster than the average person can blink. The machine, designed by a team of students at Purdue University, solves the cube in about a tenth of a second and it ...

Graduate students and faculty at the University of Rochester picketed during the May 16 commencement ceremony. The Graduate Labor Union (GLU) is striking for higher pay, stronger representation ...

UR had possession in the final half-minute, but did not get off shot. During the 2025 NCAA lacrosse season, Richmond's vision became reality. Departing seniors led "program-changing" season.

Handy octopus robot can adapt to its surroundings Date: May 14, 2025 Source: University of Bristol Summary: Scientists inspired by the octopus's nervous system have developed a robot that can ...

All of these events and more appear in the new documentary “My Robot Sophia” (on digital platforms), but the film skirts gimmicks to go in a more tricky and unsettling direction.

In the video captured at a Chinese factory, a Unitree H1 humanoid robot suspended from a construction crane suddenly malfunctions, sparking fears about the safety and reliability of advanced robotics.

The robot is believed to be a Unitree H1, a US$90,000 general-purpose humanoid that we've previously seen breaking out dance moves alongside humans, taking the stairs, and pulling off a backflip.

Vulcan, a robot with tactile senses, is a step toward automating more of picking and stowing work done by humans inside Amazon’s fulfillment centers.

In the unsettling clip, shot at an undisclosed factory in China, the bot is seen dangling from a construction crane on the factory floor near two men looking on cautiously.