A Czech playwright introduced the word to English in the 1920s. But back then, it wasn't analogous to machinery. New ...

In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has taken massive strides toward replicating the intricacies of human cognition and behavior.

A new algorithm has been designed to enable robots to make safer decisions around humans. In a factory setting, robots and ...

F or decades, humanoid robots lived in science fiction and in high-tech labs. That’s changing. Engineers and companies across ...

A video of ALLEX (top) shows a camera- and sensor-laden head, and astonishingly versatile hands with fast-moving fingers and human-like motion. Those rapid, spidery movements may send a shiver down ...

When robots work safely with humans, they can provide clear benefits. Industries facing labor shortages, such as elder care, could see relief. Physically demanding jobs might also become safer for ...

For Elon Musk, the future of Tesla isn't its global fleet of EVs. It's Optimus, the humanoid robot designed to help humans ...

Many lonely people would rather deal with a robot than interact with an actual human, according to research co-led by ...

For many children, the transition from learning to read to reading to learn is a crucial and sometimes nervewracking ...

The Boys and Mortal Kombat II star Karl Urban led Almost Human, a short-lived sci-fi series on Fox with Michael Ealy.

Discover HITTER, a UC Berkeley humanoid robot that plays table tennis using AI-powered planning to outsmart human players.