Beginning Sept. 30, the flamingo-pink food delivery robots you may have seen rolling along city sidewalks are set to get some competition. Los Angeles-based Serve Robotics plans to roll out “dozens” ...

You robot lovers might want to stay away from this one. Some robot competitions involve peaceful goals such as putting a hoop on a peg. Lake Superior College's "Battle of the Bots" involves robots ...

Michael Kanellos is editor at large at CNET News.com, where he covers hardware, research and development, start-ups and the tech industry overseas. The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded $26.4 ...

New virtual reality-controlled fighting humanoid robots faced off at a boxing gym in San Francisco Tuesday night. It was a preview fight to a larger robot battle being held Friday night in the city.

Voting is now closed for this round. See the results of the battles here and vote on eight more first round battles here. Complex as they are, most robots solve dilemmas in a basic way: they fight ...

You might think that troops would be eager to incorporate robots and automata into operations, since military robots are intended to save soldiers, airmen, etc., from the “dull, dirty, dangerous” jobs ...