Robot assistants are on the way, but the latest models might need a human teleoperator to take over certain tasks by looking ...

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2024 took the tech world by storm, with humanoid robots at the forefront of the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Jonathan Reichental covers technology in business and society. Toy versions of the popular droids R2-D2 and BB-8, part of the ...

Fauna Robotics is launching Sprout as a developer platform for humanoid robots. The robot features 29 degrees of freedom and ...

Let's all just cross our fingers that no one's CEO is gullible enough to get tricked into spending company money on a bunch ...

A child with a new cochlear implant works on auditory rehabilitation exercises at home in Toulouse, France, aided by Pepper, a human-looking robot. In Canada, another child interacts with Pepper, who ...

The outlook could be bleak or bright depending on how we view the rise of humanoid robots. Think of this quote from a book by Jacob Morgan: “While many futurists and business leaders believe that ...

Friendly robots, the ones people love to love, are quirky: R2-D2, C-3PO, WALL-E, BB-8, Marvin, Roz and Baymax. They're ...

Making robots more human may turn out to be a costly mistake, not because the technology fails, but because it ignores the people it's meant to help.

No, robots aren't taking over the world anytime soon, but they could be the ones doing challenging or dangerous tasks in the ...

Robot companies are racing toward a breakout year, but they'll have to confront some fundamental problems before making bigger promises. Jesse Orrall (he/him/his) is a Senior Video Producer for CNET.

Social by nature, humans interact in multiple ways—through voice, vision and touch. Reflecting these humanistic qualities, robotic capabilities are improving, and as such, human-robot interaction will ...