Neill Blomkamp's Johannesburg-set riff on Short Circuit and RoboCop wasn't a winner by any means, but it's far from soulless.

It's the more bracing approach to telling a new 'confused robot in trouble' big-screen story. Die Antwoord's presence might be overbearing for some, but it gives Chappie (both the movie and the ...

Robot backflips are becoming commonplace, but a front flip is significantly more difficult than a backflip, as any gymnast can attest. The challenge for robots attempting a front flip lies in ...

Remember Rosie from "The Jetsons?" For those too young, Rosie was a futuristic robot helper in a classic cartoon. Now, the idea of having such a robot in our homes feels like it's inching closer ...

The new model from Google DeepMind is a huge step toward robots that can generalize. Google DeepMind has released a new model, Gemini Robotics, that combines its best large language model with ...

An AI-powered robot that can prepare cups of coffee in a busy kitchen could usher in the next generation of intelligent machines, a study suggests. An AI-powered robot that can prepare cups of ...

I have barely figured out how to get Gemini going on my Android device, and already, Google has announced it’s putting Gemini 2.0 into real-life robots. The company announced two new AI models ...

Faced with an aging population and labor shortages, Japanese businesses are increasingly relying on service robots to supplement their workforce, according to Bloomberg. Research firm Fuji Keizai ...

A six-year-old boy has been able to enjoy a virtual experience of a school trip, thanks to a small robot. Rufus, who has Down's syndrome, was unable to join classmates on a museum visit due to ...

A humanoid machine called Apollo has just taken a tentative, slightly jerky, but significant step forward in the robot revolution. The 5'8" tall robot performed the first public demonstration in a ...

The newest iteration of Boston Dynamics’ Atlas humanoid robot is already disconcertingly nimble, with its ability to run, perform backflips, and toss around heavy objects. So maybe there’s ...