Robots are part of an exciting new frontier in tech, but here’s the challenge: Robots rely on arrays of sensors, external signals like GPS and Wi-Fi, and customized software to navigate their ...

Seven-Eleven Japan Co. is taking convenience to the next level by testing an unmanned delivery service using autonomous robots on public roads in Tokyo. The operator of the Seven-Eleven store chain ...

The FCI software interface allows researchers direct access to the robot's control algorithms - without being restricted by abstract software layers or filters. This allows the user to send real-time ...

Humanoid robots are to run together with humans in a half-marathon in Beijing. The distance is a stumbling block for the robots. More than 20 robotics companies that have developed humanoid robots are ...

A robot attends the Humanoid Robot Half-Marathon held in Beijing (Ng Han Guan/AP) In one small step for robot-kind – thousands of them, really – humanoid robots ran alongside actual humans in a ...

Tech investment giant SoftBank Group said Wednesday it will buy Swiss-Swedish firm ABB Robotics for nearly $5.4 billion as ...

SoftBank Group reached a deal to acquire ABB’s robotics business for $5.4 billion, as chair Masayoshi Son steps up his ...