ROBOTS HAVE LONG BEEN seen as a bad bet for Silicon Valley investors - too complicated, capital-intensive and "boring, honestly," says venture capitalist Modar Alaoui. But the commercial boom in artificial intelligence has lit a spark under long-simmering visions to build humanoid robots that can move their mechanical bodies like humans and do things that people do.

The Francis College of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, invites you to attend a Doctoral Dissertation Proposal defense by Russell Perkins entitled: "Deciding When Robots Should Take Over (and When They Shouldn’t),

Chinese robotics company Zhongqing Robotics demonstrated a new terminator-like robot codenamed SE01 in Shenzhen, China on January 8. The footage went viral and stunned AI research scientist Jim Fan from computer hardware company NVIDIA, who was convinced ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Journalist, analyst, author, podcaster. The world’s first “code-deployable” biological computer is now for sale. The Cortical Labs CL1 costs $35,000 and has 800,000 human brain ...

Scientists are building experimental computers from living human brain cells and testing how they learn and adapt.

Apple TV’s new science fiction comedy, Murderbot, introduces audiences to fascinating hybrid mechanisms, including the SecUnit Robots and the Combat Bots. Known as Constructs, these bots are a blend of human-cloned tissue with advanced robotic hardware.

Many lonely people would rather deal with a robot than interact with an actual human, according to research co-led by Newcastle University. Contrary to the common assumption that lonely people would relish opportunities to speak with another person, the ...

Editor’s Note: This is part of a series called Inside the Lab, which gives audiences a first-hand look at the research laboratories at the University of Chicago and the scholars who are tackling some of the world’s most complex problems. Robots are ...

Amazon's new Vulcan robot uses physical AI to carefully stow and pick everything from socks to fragile electronics at fulfillment centers. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird ...

The CL1 computer is the first in the world that combines human neurons with a silicon chip. It could be used in disease modeling and drug discovery before it expires after six months. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...