Humanoid robots are starting to gain something that once belonged firmly in the realm of science fiction: a sense of pain.

Tech companies are claiming machines more intelligent than us and capable of having their own agendas are just around the ...

One robot replacing a whole fleet of specialized machines? LimX Dynamics’ Tron 2 makes that science fiction dream a nearer ...

In this extract from the award-winning science fiction novel Annie Bot, the January read for the New Scientist Book Club, we ...

Neurotic robots are a staple of science fiction. Researchers who study how people react to robot personalities, however, haven't focused on this much — though one study recently found that neurotic ...

Robots now see the world with an ease that once belonged only to science fiction. They can recognise objects, navigate ...

The author of the award-winning science fiction novel Annie Bot, the January read for the New Scientist Book Club, on how she ...

Scientists taught a robot 1,000 physical tasks in one day using one demo each. This leap could reshape home robots and ...

Researchers have enabled a man who is paralyzed to control a robotic arm through a device that relays signals from his brain to a computer. He was able to grasp, move and drop objects just by ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover aerospace, astronomy & hosted The Cosmic Controversy Podcast. As the recent Worldcon 2025 Convention here in Seattle ...

An egg-cracking beam relies on a hyperelastic torque reversal mechanism similar to that used by mantis shrimp and jumping fleas. Credit: Seoul National University. We usually think of robots as being ...