Humans instinctively walk and run—brisk walking feels effortless, and we naturally adjust our stride and pace without ...

A virtual robot arm has learned to solve a wide range of different puzzles—stacking blocks, setting the table, arranging chess pieces—without having to be retrained for each task. It did this ...

Researchers at University College London (UCL) have written a computer program using neural networks which are duped by optical illusions the same way as we do. Their virtual robots, which were ...

Researchers from Scottish universities have developed an innovative way to breathe new life into outdated robot pets and toys ...

The measurable virtual reality system lets researchers visualize a robot's decision making process. Figuring out what other people are thinking is tough, but figuring out what a robot is thinking ...

Apple is planning to launch a tabletop robot in 2027, reports Bloomberg. The device features a 7-inch iPad-like display ...

Researchers at MIT are peering into the "brains" of robots with a new "measurable virtual reality" system, which lets the scientists physically see a robot's decision-making process in real time.

DARPA today awarded funds and an Atlas robot to more than a half dozen teams who competed in a software challenge leading up to the agency's Robotics Challenge.

Seven teams of software gurus whose code deftly controlled a virtual, human-like robot through a virtual obstacle course were awarded a real humanoid to program for a real-world competition to ...