A new class of robot labor is emerging whose value proposition may quickly transform how work gets done in many industries and environments.

Terrain classification is a critical research area in mobile robotics, enabling machines to adapt their locomotion and navigation strategies to diverse environmental conditions. Recent advancements ...

Dependence on robots was also seen as a bad idea. The threat was that humans wouldn’t be able to function without them. Automation in general was and is still seen as a weakness in human survival ...

Home robots are no longer a futuristic concept—they are becoming a tangible part of modern living. Advances in consumer robotics have made smart home robots more capable, intuitive, and affordable ...

Northwestern University engineers have developed the first modular robots with athletic intelligence. They can be combined and recombined in the wild, recover from injury and keep moving no matter ...

It took nature millions of years to create intelligent, adaptive species. Researchers at Northwestern University in Illinois ...

Humanoid robots are rapidly improving in motion fluidity, making them more human-like and suitable for complex tasks.

A decade ago, the “next big thing” in technology was the invention of mobile applications and cloud computing. Today, it is easy to feel whiplash.