What will it take to get robots out of controlled demonstrations and into homes, factories and warehouses, without dragging a server rack on board? A robotics push, which Qualcomm is making an easy ...

FieldAI, an Irvine, California-based robotics startup, has raised $405 million across multiple previously undisclosed rounds to develop what it calls “foundational embodied AI models” — essentially ...

A Neuralink brain chip patient is now controlling a robot arm with his mind. On Monday, Nick Wray posted a video of himself demonstrating the capability by directing the robot arm to pick up a cup. In ...

Robot skin that senses touch and pain — and triggers instant reflexes — makes robots more like humans. It probably also makes ...

It’s a bizarre sight: With a short burst of light, a sponge-shaped robot scoots across a tiled surface. Flipped on its back, it repeatedly twitches as if doing sit-ups. By tinkering with the light’s ...

Could humanoid robots get a lot more human? Nvidia may have made that possibility a bit realer today with a smarter robot brain that has less energy demands. The tech giant’s latest robotics offering ...

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