Robots excel at many things, but having a good sense of touch is not among them. Whether dropping items or pinching them too tightly, which crushes the object, many robots struggle with these basic ...

Roomba maker iRobot cofounder Rodney Brooks argued that Musk's vision of an Optimus robot-filled future is "pure fantasy ...

China has more industrial robots than the rest of the world combined, but newer, more flexible robots are keeping smaller U.S. manufacturers in the fight.

It's been a goal for as long as humanoids have been a subject of popular imagination—a general-purpose robot that can do rote ...

The new six-dimensional force sensor released by Xinghui Sensor can be regarded as the 'nervous system' of humanoid robots, capable of real-time measurement of force and torque in three-dimensional ...

A new synthetic "skin" gives robots the human touch. The low-cost, durable and highly-sensitive material can be added to robotic hands just like a glove, say scientists. It enables automatons to ...

When a robotics pioneer who has spent decades building humanoid machines recommends that you stand at least nine feet away ...

BEIJING (AP) — Humanoid robots raced and punched their way through three days of a multi-sport competition at the World Humanoid Robot Games, wrapping up Sunday in Beijing. But they also toppled, ...

While investors are busy pouring billions of dollars into humanoid robots, an MIT roboticist who has been making robots for ...

A new generation of delivery robot is designed to make longer trips and could compete with cyclists for bike lane space.