The word “robot” is only a century old. It comes from a Czech play, R.U.R. (Rossumovi Univerzální Roboti, or Rossum’s Universal Robots in English). According to historian Howard Markel, robot derives ...

Robotic inventions have fascinated, amazed, and helped humans for thousands of years. Here are seven of history’s greatest self-operating machines. 1. ARCHYTAS’S STEAM-POWERED PIGEON Nobody knows who ...

Learn about the history of Harmonic Drive with space robots, from the Mariner missions to exploration of Mars.

It may not have received the same fanfare as Elon Musk’s Oct. 10 “We, Robot” event, that took place at a Hollywood studio and featured Tesla’s self-driving Cybercabs, autonomous Model Y cars, a ...

In a historic first, humanoid robots ran alongside human participants in a half-marathon in Beijing, showcasing both the advancements and ongoing challenges within the robotics industry. What Happened ...

Senator Bernie Sanders was blunter: the award is “oligarchy.” On the pro-Musk side, markets-first analysts framed the vote as a necessary bet on embodied AI. Wedbush’s Dan Ives called the approval a ...

A Ghost Robotics Vision 60 prototype (Tech. Sgt. Cory D. Payne/Wikimedia Commons) Ghost Robotics has settled a lawsuit that dogged its storied path to dominating Philly’s robotics scene. The Penn ...

By 2030, Bissell Park will feature life-size statues and digital images of important people in local history. Local students ...