If you want an easy project to complete in a day or so, or something to introduce kids to the world of robots and electronics, make this light-following robot your weekend project.

Robots can be surgeons and artists, but they can also be murderous, world-ending death machines. And that’s way cooler. Here are nine ways to turn your robot evil, according to science fiction ...

PyRobot could simplify the way researchers program their machines, and could even make it easier for non-robotics types to jump into the field.

This new system can teach a robot a simple household task within 20 minutes The Dobb-E domestic robotics system was trained in real people’s homes and could help solve the field’s data problem.

How to Robot: Your Guide to LEGO Mindstorms EV3 LEGO's new Mindstorms robotics kit is powerful and complex. Here's how we got started, and some tips along the way.

Robots make everything look easy, but there's actually a lot of work going on under the hood to make even simple tasks happen. But through impeccable design, practice, and some good programming ...

Assembling a future robot could be as simple as heating it up. Two new studies demonstrate how 3D-printed robots could fold into shape and assemble themselves after being exposed to heat.

As robots become more common in offices and homes, more humans will need to communicate with them. Sadly, bots still can’t converse or read or write well—yet. A European research project is ...

If robots can learn to respect human social norms, they will become much better at navigating busy spaces like airports, malls, or city sidewalks.