The word “robot” is precisely 100 years old this year. It was coined by the Czech writer Karel Čapek, in a play that set the template for a century’s machine dreams and nightmares.

China has invested heavily in robotics. The country is a leader in industrial robots per capita and has just hosted the first ...

A self-driving car might learn to maneuver more nimbly among human drivers if it didn’t get lost in the details of their every twist and turn.

Tesla has revealed some of its humanoid robot technology through filings for several new patents related to its Optimus robot program. A few months ago, Tesla unveiled “Optimus Gen 2”, a new ...

Unlike an incubator that supports premature babies, this robot would replicate the entire gestational process from conception ...

Guangzhou-based Kaiwa Technology plans to release the world’s first pregnancy-simulating robot within a year at a price below 100,000 yuan (US$14,000), drawing both praise and criticism online.

The idea stems from gaps in reproductive healthcare. Infertility rates in China are rising—from 11.9% in 2007 to 18% in 2020, ...

This Futurist Just Said Robots Will Upend Work Within 20 Years A San Francisco technology think tank concludes the world is about to get more robotic, transforming the global labor market.

"The Tokyo 2020 Games are a unique opportunity for us to display Japanese robot technology," said Hirohisa Hirukawa, leader of the Tokyo 2020 Robot Project.

Tech companies give reporters a glimpse into this year’s lineup at the ‘CES Unveiled’ event on Sunday. From robotic cat pets to a TV that rotates to play vertical video, here are the ...