Friendly robots, the ones people love to love, are quirky: R2-D2, C-3PO, WALL-E, BB-8, Marvin, Roz and Baymax. They're emotional, prone to panic or bossy, empathetic and able to communicate like ...

Teams of tiny robots and drones to the rescue: learn how to run physical experiments with dozens of robots working together to search, survey or deliver goods, autonomously. The project focuses on ...

TROY, N.Y. — Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) was recently awarded two of 11 new technology projects from the Advanced Robotics and Manufacturing (ARM) Institute. The new investment totals more ...

Caleb Rucker, an associate professor and B. Ray Thompson Professor in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering, and a team from the University of Tennessee are part of a ...

Human-like robots don't need humanoid bodies. They just need to be expressive. (Well, they don't need to be, but they will be.) Pixar Animation Studios has an unusual logo. The basic logo is the word ...

Strokes, which occur when the blood supply to part of our brain is interrupted or reduced, are the leading cause of death and disability in the adult population. Among the patients who survive, 75% ...

Purdue University researchers have completed early testing of robots using three different “end effectors” that act as hands to uniquely manipulate items (Photo courtesy of Purdue University/Jared ...

Elon Musk said that Tesla is borrowing the Autopilot team for its Optimus humanoid robot project, which has a deadline at the end of the month. The CEO has said that the Tesla Bot project has become a ...

A group of students from the Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences, located in the ...

Robotics Competitions Are Boosting STEM Enrollment Amid Declining Science Scores As standardized test results show a downturn in science scores ...