Researchers are continuing to make progress on developing a new synthetic material that behaves like biological muscle, an ...

Autonomous robots are moving beyond scripted motions and narrow task automation into a new era of adaptable, environment-aware intelligence. At ...

TL;DR: Chinese EV maker Xpeng unveiled its eighth-generation IRON humanoid robots featuring synthetic skin for a warmer, more intimate feel. Designed as receptionists, tour guides, and personal ...

Chinese EV maker Xpeng drew crowds at a Shenzhen shopping mall over the weekend ...

Biohybrid robots that run on real muscle are shifting from science fiction toward workable machines. In labs around the world, engineers have built tiny walkers, swimmers and gripping devices powered ...

Scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have created organic robots that are powered by 3D-printed muscle cells and controlled with electrical pulses. These “bio-robots” are the ...

Microsoft has announced Rho-alpha, a new robotics AI model derived from its Phi vision-language series, aimed at helping ...

Microsoft’s Rho-alpha pushes robots beyond assembly lines using language commands, tactile sensing, and heavy simulation ...

The Rho-alpha model incorporates sensor modalities such as tactile feedback and is trained with human guidance, says ...

Robots have long struggled outside carefully controlled environments. While factory automation excels at repetitive, ...

Robots often fail outside factories when things move or change. Technology helps them see, feel, and learn, so they can work ...