Once the purview of science fiction, automatons are getting closer to reality.

Artificial intelligence researchers at MIT have developed a virtual reality system for robots that allows humans to control them remotely. The system works by using hand controllers and multiple ...

LINCOLN, Neb. & PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Virtual Incision Corporation, a medical device company pioneering a first-of-its-kind miniaturized surgical robot, announced it has raised ...

A virtual reality environment can help employees who work with robots practice complex tasks, according to new research from the University of Georgia. In the recycling industry, for instance, workers ...

DENVER (KDVR) — Students at the University of Colorado Boulder are preparing to explore the moon from the comfort of an earthbound room, after designing a robot that can take them to the moon’s ...

Robots are becoming smarter and more common, but their ability to handle objects with human-like precision remains limited.

Training humanoid robots to hike could accelerate development of embodied AI for tasks like autonomous search and rescue, ecological monitoring in unexplored places and more, say University of ...