An international team of scientists has developed a soft robotic hand that literally perspires in response to excess heat. This innovative concept could improve the durability and endurance of robots, ...

One of my favorite robots of the last few years is named Cassie. Little more than a pair of bipedal robotic legs, the robot was designed as a robust R&D tool for ground mobility applications. It's a ...

For early researchers in artificial intelligence who were out to play God, it turned out the devil was in the details. Their efforts to re-create human intelligence in hardware and software have led ...

From sexual companions to COVID-19 nurses, robots are increasingly dominating the human experience. They’re rolling into our everyday lives as digital sidekicks designed to more safely, efficiently ...

The Los Angeles fire department rolled out the first firefighting robot in the US at a major fire earlier this month, CNN reports. The golfcart-sized Thermite RS3 Robotic Firefighting Vehicle features ...

The soft robot fingers were installed as a gripper on a robot hand and used to grab objects, and it was found that the cooling effect also reduced the temperature of the object being handled. "The ...

If you have a kid heading to college in the fall, it might be time to have the talk. It's okay to experiment, but don't go crazy for the first robot you meet -- you'll have others. That's because ...

HANOVER, N.H.--The Cool Robot is square, squat and slow, but its utilitarian beauty is clear to polar researchers who want a sturdy nonhuman helper to carry instruments over vast stretches of the ...