Figure AI videos of the Helix Humanoid Robot loading washing machines in a residential setting and sorting objects from a conveyor belt for industrial settings. Brian Wang Brian Wang is a Futurist ...

Soft robots that run on air instead of electricity are starting to behave less like simple inflatable toys and more like ...

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang declared physical AI as enabling “a new era of AI,” a bold proclamation now backed by concrete ...

BMW just finished a pilot program in Spartanburg, S.C., where robot tasks included loading sheet metal parts into a welder. Even small firms are getting in on the action. Greg LeFevre is CEO of ...

Humanoid robots may be part of our future, but human psychology and the uncanny valley may stand between them and world ...

In a giant warehouse in Reading, Massachusetts, I meet a pair of robots that look like goofy green footstools from the future. Their round eyes and satisfied grins are rendered with light emitting ...

The big picture: As the warehouse floor becomes increasingly automated, robots now handle the most punishing aspects of logistics, while people focus on oversight, problem-solving, and continuous ...

Several London restaurants are bringing in new type of employee to help with serving and cooking operations: robots. They say ...

Robots have spent decades promising to transform our lives, now that transformation is beginning. From humanoids that can ...

Iman Soltani is developing active vision technology that would allow robots to change their line of sight and viewpoint to complete tasks instead of relying on multiple cameras. Here, Soltani (left) ...

The use of Cartesian and six-axis robots, as well as selective-compliance-articulated robot arms (SCARAs) is on the rise. They automate tasks to accelerate cycle times, increase throughput, and ...