The ability to create tools from everyday objects requires creativity, abstract thinking, and problem-solving. As such, that complex ability has been used emblematically to differentiate so-called ...

A team of MIT engineers believe that while soft robots can squeeze into spaces typical rigid machines can't, they're usually not sturdy enough to be fitted with tools like sensors, grippers and ...

Most brain surgery requires doctors to remove part of the skull to access hard-to-reach areas or tumours. It’s invasive, risky, and it takes a long time for the patient to recover. We have developed ...

Boston Dynamics’ bipedal robot Atlas has picked up even more impressive new skills. The parkour expert showed off its problem solving skills in a video titled “Atlas Gets a Grip,” released by the ...

Scientists have recently introduced a humanoid robot created for the noble purpose of emergency response. A team out of the Italian Institute of Technology and University of Pisa, developed an ...

Learning to use tools played a crucial role in the evolution of human intelligence. It may yet prove vital to the emergence of smarter, more capable robots, too. New research shows that robots can ...

Image via Shutterstock/click ahead to see a video of the actual robot European scientists from BTH Zurich Bio-Inspired Robotics have created a robot that is capable of fashioning its own tools in ...

Robots of the entertainment industry are given life by character animation, where the goal is to emotionally connect with the audience to tell a story. In comparison, real-world robot movement design ...

One of the most potentially disruptive innovations in medicine is a faceless white robotic cylinder about the size of a breath mint, attached to the end of a catheter. On an operating table at Boston ...

In May, I was confronted with a robot version of my writer self. It was made, at my request, by a Silicon Valley startup called Writer, which specializes in building artificial-intelligence tools that ...

This week on GeekWire, we explore the world of hacking through the hit USA Network show “Mr. Robot.” Our guest is Corey Nachreiner, CTO at Seattle-based WatchGuard Technologies, who has been analyzing ...

Robot ETFs can electrify your portfolio's gains thanks to their focus on AI chipmakers and physical AI opportunities.