Although many of us are still skeptical of chatbots, algorithms, and robots, the artificial agents actually do well dealing with customers. Sometimes even better than humans.

Carnegie Mellon scientists create AggreBots, tiny lung-cell robots powered by cilia with controlled motility.Word excerpt: ...

When we shop online, a chatbot answers our questions. A virtual assistant helps us track a package. And an AI system guides us through a return of our ...

A Czech playwright introduced the word to English in the 1920s. But back then, it wasn't analogous to machinery. New ...

Until now, robots have been able to walk on flat surfaces. Even then, they've needed almost constant human guidance. These ...

Diligent Robotics co-founder Vivian Chu said her "minimum viable humanoid" robots are already helping hospital staff save ...

If you have spent time online in the past year, you’ve likely noticed how the web is becoming increasingly crowded with ...

A brand-new engineering approach to generate "designer" biological robots using human lung cells is underway in Carnegie Mellon University's Ren lab. Referred to as AggreBots, these microscale living ...

The more we interact with robots, the more human we perceive them to become – according to new research from the University of East Anglia. It may sound like a scene from Blade Runner, but ...

As robots transition from industrial settings to human-centric environments—such as homes, clinics, and classrooms—their ability to perceive and respond to ...

Though many humanoid robots finished a 13-mile race through the Chinese capital, others were beset by technical difficulties—or failed at the starting line. Based in London, Will is passionate about ...