The word “robot” was not used in literature until 1920, when Czech playwright Karel Capek wrote the play R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots) that debuted a year later and made it to New York City in ...

Artificial Intelligence and automation are often used interchangeably. While the technologies are similar, the concepts are different. Automation is often used to reduce human labor for routine or ...

At the 2025 Bund Conference's "Robot Vocational Skills Performance Competition," the performance of humanoid robots was refreshing. They not only completed tasks like alarm triggering during ...

China leads in factory robot deployment. Chinese factories installed nearly 300,000 new robots last year. This is more than the rest of the world combined. The nation aims to dominate robotics and ...

In two new papers, UC Berkeley roboticist Ken Goldberg explains why robots are not gaining real-world skills as quickly as AI chatbots are gaining language fluency. UC Berkeley News spoke with ...

Diligent Robotics co-founder Vivian Chu said her "minimum viable humanoid" robots are already helping hospital staff save time.

The MLB All-Star Game has served disparate purposes over the years. It always has been a showcase for baseball’s top talent. Once upon a time, the outcome determined home-field advantage in the World ...

First Lady Melania Trump made a rare public appearance at the White House on Thursday, telling the crowd that "the robots are ...