The nervous system does an astonishing job of tracking sensory information, and does so using signals that would drive many computer scientists insane: a noisy stream of activity spikes that may be ...

Our muscles are nature’s actuators. The sinewy tissue is what generates the forces that make our bodies move. In recent years, engineers have used real muscle tissue to actuate “biohybrid robots” made ...

A new artificial skin unveiled at CES 2026 could give robots human-like sensitivity, helping machines better understand ...

Dreaded scenario that artificial general intelligence (AGI) opts to enslave humans to do physical work on behalf of the AGI. In today’s column, I address the recent bruhaha sparked by two Anthropic AI ...

US President Donald Trump claims robots and artificial intelligence will boost US jobs, not destroy them. But will AI really create more work or replace human workers?

An AI-enabled robot can carry on such processes by autonomously handling delivery, restocking and routing within set ...

For several decades, Boston Dynamics has pioneered the development of advanced robots, including humanoids and four-legged ...

AI is already at work in the world’s airports. In the future, airports may use robots for tasks currently done by humans.

The architects of AI are open about the fact that they are creating systems whose success in generating material abundance ...

Scientists achieve major robotics milestone as robot learns 1,000 different physical tasks in single day, potentially ...