Programming a robot to teach itself how to move Flexible, open-ended learning software works but finds the real world difficult.

How to train a robot with virtual reality (no coding required) The convergence of VR and robotics is one of the most important early use cases for mixed reality in the enterprise.

By watching their own motions with a camera, robots can teach themselves about the structure of their own bodies and how they move, a new study from researchers at Columbia Engineering now reveals ...

Moving forward, the hope is that the robot will be able to handle an even larger group of people, and some who might be more surprised than MIT students to see a robot walking around.

How to Move More Goods Through America’s Clogged Infrastructure? Robot Trains Self-driving trains could be greener, carry more stuff, and help unclog America’s congested supply chains.

The computer scientist Christoph Salge is trying to circumvent the need for rules that guide robots’ behavior. His strategy: Give them a goal of making us more powerful.

They’ve hit the ground running using Virtual Reality (VR) to maneuver robots. The human commandeers the robot like an avatar, so the movements of the human are mirrored by the robot.

Because of the flexibility of these rubber joints, the robot is also able to switch its gait, or walking style.

Pop culture promises a wide array of robots to aid humans, from the Jetsons' housekeeper, Rosie, to the adorable and helpful R2D2 and BB8 in the Star Wars universe. They may not yet be capable of ...