Robots are super interesting, but you probably shouldn’t start learning about them with a full-sized industrial SCARA arm or anything. Better to learn with something smaller and simpler to understand.

No robot can reproduce the way that algal cells, begonias, and people can. However, an automaton that’s little more than a stack of blocks has shown that it, too, can make more of its own kind.

Gen AI models aren’t just good for creating pictures—they can be fine-tuned to generate useful robot training data, too. Generative AI models can produce images in response to prompts within seconds, ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Michael Michera The goal for this workshop is to design a robot concept that's rich in ...

Tesla has teased its Optimus humanoid robot prototype with a new image, ahead of a full unveiling planned for September 30. Earlier this year, CEO Elon Musk announced “Tesla AI Day #2” with “many cool ...

When it comes to locomotion, robots don’t typically do more than one thing at a time. Walkers stick to walking, and rollers stick to rolling. However, this simple method of enabling a cheetah-style ...

When you think of Boston Dynamics, you probably conjure images of the frighteningly mobile robot dog Spot or the terrifyingly human-shaped robot Atlas, but the company has started to shift its focus ...