A McDonalds just tested out robot staff for a glimpse at a fully automated future.

The integration of AI and robotics is changing the nature of automation, from manufacturing and aerospace to agriculture and healthcare. As labor shortages intensify, intelligent automation is ...

Scientists are exploring DNA-based robots, tiny molecular machines that could one day navigate the body, deliver targeted therapies, and even build nanoscale technologies.

Whether we like it or not, AI is responsible for much of what makes modern robot vacuums so autonomous.

AI-Evolved Adaptive Robot Is Nearly Impossible to Destroy Robots have long been designed around a simple assumption: their bodies and ...

New research helps robots combine language and gestures to find objects in cluttered spaces, improving how they understand human intent.

By incorporating insights from canine companions, researchers enable robots to use both language and gesture as inputs to help fetch the right objects.

POMDP, an AI framework inspired by dogs that allows robots to use human gestures and language to find objects with 89% accuracy.

Suspended on a cable fixed between two trees in front of the Engineering Gateway building on UC Irvine’s campus hangs the RaccoonBot. And well, he’s just adorable. “The ‘cute factor’ wasn’t just a ...

Robots may be one of the greatest 21st-century inventions, but up until Oct. 28, you couldn’t purchase one to help out with daily household tasks, such as emptying the dishwasher or vacuuming your ...

GeekWire chronicles the Pacific Northwest startup scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter, and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and VC directory. by Alan Boyle on Jan 14, 2026 at 8:15 ...