Many robots are equipped with cameras to allow them to see the world. These digital eyes record sequences of still images ...

The Nature study, published in November 2023, attracted significant media attention because it claimed that an autonomous laboratory, dubbed the A-Lab, successfully synthesized 43 new materials in 17 ...

The compound eyes of the humble fruit fly are a marvel of nature. They are wide-angle and can process visual information several times faster than the human eye. Inspired by this biological ...

Robots and self-driving cars could soon benefit from a new kind of brain-inspired hardware that can allegedly detect movement and react faster than a human. A new study published in the journal Nature ...

Robots could soon be able to autonomously complete search and rescue missions, inspections, complex maintenance operations and various other real-world tasks. To do this, however, they should be able ...

As the new robot called Sprout walks around a Manhattan office, nodding its rectangular head, lifting its windshield wiper-like “eyebrows” and offering to ...

In 2026, AI is increasingly entering the physical world. Rather than being confined to software and apps running on our computers and phones, it will share our lives with us in the form of physical ...

Imagine walking into a bustling café where a humanoid robot greets you, takes your order, and expertly prepares your coffee, all while engaging in casual conversation. This scenario, once the stuff of ...

Loneliness has a critical impact on the mental health of citizens, particularly among the elderly. Robots capable of perceiving and responding to ...