By incorporating insights from canine companions, researchers enable robots to use both language and gesture as inputs to help fetch the right objects.

Thinking outside the box is one thing; finding a robot to deliver the box is another. That’s what Marianela Nanninga does at ToDo Robotics. The ability to adapt has been my constant friend, sewn into ...

Machines are all around us -- driving, conversing, making decisions. With 55 percent of mature organizations planning to invest in artificial intelligence by 2020, it's only a matter of time before ...

A McDonalds has begun testing robotic staff as a way of seeing how the restaurant chain could go fully automated. The test was carried out in Shanghai using robots to deliver meals to customers and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Jonathan Reichental covers technology in business and society. Toy versions of the popular droids R2-D2 and BB-8, part of the ...

Ubtech Robotics' new Walker S2 humanoid robot changes its own battery in a demo video designed to showcase how autonomous battery swapping could let robots work 24/7 without interruption. Jesse Orrall ...

New research helps robots combine language and gestures to find objects in cluttered spaces, improving how they understand human intent.

Companies across sectors are increasingly embracing robotics for efficiency gains, labor optimization and cost savings. But introducing robots into human-centered environments isn’t just a technical ...

POMDP, an AI framework inspired by dogs that allows robots to use human gestures and language to find objects with 89% accuracy.

Humanoid robots have quietly crossed a threshold from lab demos to real industrial work, and the software making that leap possible is Google’s Gemini family of AI models. Instead of being ...

In a crowded fourth-grade classroom in Chicago, a new kind of tutor is shaping how children learn about empathy, conflict, and problem-solving. These robots aren't programmed to act like friendly ...