Humanoid robots are moving rapidly from science fiction into factories, workplaces and potentially our homes, powered by advances in AI and billions of investment.

Though many companies use YouTube videos for training, Kate Shen, the co-founder of startup Anaxi Labs, is looking in a different direction. Robots could well be the next trillion-dollar tech ...

In a world where self-driving robotaxis glide through major city streets without drivers behind the wheel and delivery drones autonomously fly through the skies to drop off orders at customers’ homes, ...

The latest boom in robotics represents a revolution in the way machines have learned to interact with the world. Roboticists used to dream big but build small. They’d hope to match or exceed the ...

A robot does not need to feel emotions for a person to become emotionally attached to it. That is one of the clearest lessons ...

Inbolt, a French start-up that sells robot vision systems, helped a Stellantis plant in Detroit become a top performer in the company. Inbolt, a French start-up that sells robot vision systems, helped ...

Training AI on human videos and VR control gives bipedal bots a head start handling messy real world chores.

Learn how lessons from medical robot design can be applied to all robotics from cobots to humanoids and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). Enjoying Machine Design’s Motion Systems content? Be sure to ...

Artificial intelligence is seeping into daily life more like a slow tide than a tsunami, yet the companies building its infrastructure are already sketching out a world where robots are as common as ...