Step 3: Teach the robot how to build the chair. The Stefan chair is highly rated by humans for its ease of assembly. On the Ikea website, several buyers note they found the task “easy.” In all ...

With the robot's 3D mapping ability comes the need for a lot of processing power, and that's yet another obstacle. SaFFiR needs the equivalent of one desktop computer and two laptops to work.

The computer scientist Christoph Salge is trying to circumvent the need for rules that guide robots’ behavior. His strategy: Give them a goal of making us more powerful.

DIY soft robot heaven is a place on the internet. And researchers want to speed up that pace even further. Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences recently published an open source ...

After working with neuroscientists and learning more about our own brains and how we coordinate our bodies, she started to feel a little frustrated by the traditional rigidity of classic robots ...

Plus, by the time you finish building this DIY kit, you’ll have a robot dog that listens better than a real one. How many people can say that? You can save $30 on the PiDog here and get yours ...

And while the robots featured on Robot Combat League are cheaper than in-the-flesh athletes, they’re still frighteningly expensive. Setrakian, a special effects legend best known for his work on ...

But after working with the robot for some time, workers often find that it’s actually helped improve their work, he said. Rethink Robotics How collaborative robots could make work better ...

Scientists at Drexel University in Philadelphia garnered a wave of media attention this week when they announced their intention to build working replica dinosaurs by using a 3D printer to create ...