I first learned about robots while reading a science fiction story more than 50 years ago. But I first saw what they looked ...

Building a robot takes boatloads of technical skills, a whole lot of time, the right materials, of course – and maybe a ...

New breakthroughs in artificial intelligence promise the type of capable, general-purpose robots previously seen only in science fiction—robots that can do things like assemble cars, care for ...

If most robots still need remote human operators to be safe and effective, why should we welcome them into our homes?

On the recent 256th episode of the Hackaday podcast, [Kristina] mentioned her favorite fictional robot was Rosie from The Jetsons. [Robert Zollna] must agree since he built a reimagined Rosie and ...

The cultural perception of what robots should look like, often derived from science fiction, plays a significant role in shaping their design. The cultural imaginary is contrasted with the ...

In popular culture, DC Comics' character Alan von Neumann, Jr. created a fictional robots called Unimate.

Once confined to science fiction, humanoid robots are moving closer to reality as major automotive companies venture into ...