Abstract: If robots are to be deployed in public places, we need to understand what factors their design should consider. Informed by sociological studies of urban settings, particularly the work of ...

The Chinese government is betting that robots will drive economic growth. But the bots can’t really do much yet. By Meaghan Tobin and Xinyun Wu Reporting from Taipei, Taiwan Robots made by Chinese ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Journalist, analyst, author, podcaster. Chinese robot manufacturer Unitree just launched the “world’s first” humanoid robot app ...

Editor's note: Este artículo está traducido al español. Dr. Kornelis Poelstra is pioneering the future of spinal surgery with robotics — and he’s doing it right here in Southern Nevada. The orthopedic ...

Here’s the challenge: Take a pile of Legos and build a robot. Attach a motor to it, and program it to complete a task. Then take what you learned from those two steps and build a device that could ...

AILOS Robotics has raised €3.5 million ($4 million U.S.) to commercialize its patented R2poweR gearbox. The technology combines the agility of quasi-direct drives with high-torque density, enabling ...

Some of Lego's most popular sets aren't based on licensed IP but rather on original series. Lego City is a prime example, and thanks to this weekend's Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals, you can grab ...

Miniaturization in robotics involves reducing the size of robots and their components while increasing their power. It’s about putting sensors, computers, power management, and actuators into leaner ...

You know what’s not fun? Sorting LEGO. You know what is fun? Making a machine to sort LEGO! That’s what [LegoSpencer] did, and you can watch the machine do its thing in the video below. [Spencer] runs ...

Its creator, also called AIDOL, said the robot can move up to 3.7 mph and reproduce 12 basic emotions Organizers told reporters at the event that calibration and lighting issues led to the robot ...

Brendan Schulman, Vice President of Policy & Government Relations for Boston Dynamics, discusses the deterministic programming advances in robotics today. This clip is from an Intelligence Briefing ...

The most iconic ship in the Star Trek franchise, the U.S.S. Enterprise, is making its Lego debut as a massive and pricey set. According to Lego, the $399 .99 set is made from exactly 3,600 pieces and ...