Medical robots today are pretty dumb, typically acting as extensions of a surgeon's hands rather than taking over for them.

For robots to be predictable and adaptive, they need a priority-based architecture and a new legal model, argues a researcher ...

Robots could someday be fully autonomous in operating rooms. Their biggest challenge might have nothing to do with the technology.

Textbooks that provide a broad algorithmic perspective on the mechanics and dynamics of robots almost unfailingly serve students at the graduate level. Introduction to Autonomous Robots offers a ...

Robotic arms have a lot in common with CNC machines in that they are usually driven by a fixed script of specific positions ...

"Do you really not understand why this will be a nightmare?" Tesla CEO Elon Musk sparks debate with bold prediction about ...

Purdue University researchers in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering are developing integrative language and vision software that may enable an autonomous robot to interact with people ...

Yandex plans to expand its autonomous delivery service to the U.S. and elsewhere. Here's how it hopes to accomplish this.

From automated to autonomous, will the real robots please stand up? Science fiction offers representations of robots that are cautionary and aspirational -- but not necessarily practical.