In one small step for man and one creepy leap for AI, Clone Robotics last week released footage of its Protoclone android robot, a disturbingly humanoid figure that is slowly learning to mimic our ...

Probably the most famous mechanical chess player is the chess playing Turk by Wolfgang von Kempelen, unveiled in 1769 (see ...

The promise of laboring machines that look like us may soon be realized in a tsunami of intelligent robots that could change the world of work. Humanoid robots, a.k.a. androids, could achieve a ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Humanoid robots struggle with basic tasks like walking safely and lack the dexterity needed for complex human-like ...

As robotic devices – including delivery and service bots as well as utilitarian drones – proliferate and develop increasing degrees of autonomy, managing fleets of robotics will become increasingly ...

Despite billions of dollars in investment, startups say their androids can only perform simple tasks.

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 ...

We're set to see even more humanoid robots take their places in our workplaces and homes over the coming years ...