A McDonald’s in the Chinese megacity of Shanghai is testing humanoid robots in roles usually the preserve of human workers, with other types of robots also let loose inside the restaurant to greet and ...

Picture a robot. What comes to mind? Perhaps a droid from Star Wars or The Jetsons: a machine that can move, speak and perform tasks all by itself. Or maybe your imagination jumps to humanoid robots à ...

The Consumer Electronics Show 2026 saw a world of new tech unveiled, including a new robot that has been specifically ...

Over the past decades, roboticists have introduced a wide range of systems with distinct body structures and varying ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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.