Robotics companies want tremendous amounts of data on how we move our hands and limbs, and their tactics are getting strange.

In real life, robots are pretty simple. They are just, like, an arm putting cars together or what have you. In movies and TV, though, robots have long been intelligent. They’ve had personalities. They ...

AI is driving a historic buildout of massive data centers spanning dozens of acres. Boston Dynamics and Ghost Robotics see an opportunity to provide mobile security with robot dogs. Boston Dynamics ...

The dream of deploying humanoid robots in every home has created a new type of job. The only requirements are a head strap, a ...

In two new papers, UC Berkeley roboticist Ken Goldberg explains why robots are not gaining real-world skills as quickly as AI chatbots are gaining language fluency. UC Berkeley News spoke with ...

Data about shoppers’ movements in stores and malls are an unexpected goldmine for the training of humanoid robots, reveals an ex-NASA engineer. So, you’ve built your robot’s World Foundation Model and ...

The big picture: Barely visible behind the steel fencing and heat exhaust of modern AI data centers, a new kind of security worker is taking shape – one made of sensors, servos, and silicon. As the ...