Each robot costs only a single penny to manufacture. The robots could help advance everything from nanotechnology ...

At first glance, the idea sounds implausible: a computer made not of silicon, but of living brain cells. It’s the kind of ...

The device advances medicine toward a future that might see tiny robots sent into the body to rewire damaged nerves, deliver ...

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and University of Michigan have created the world’s smallest fully programmable ...

Robots have long been seen as a bad bet for Silicon Valley investors -- too complicated, capital-intensive and "boring, ...

Robots small enough to travel autonomously through the human body to repair damaged sites may seem the stuff of science ...

The convergence of quantum computing and artificial intelligence will result in robots with human-level capabilities, according to an international team of scientists. A new field of quantum robotics ...

Humanoid robots took center stage at a Silicon Valley summit, highlighting rapid advances that could reshape work, care and ...

In 1982, personal computers were beige, boxy, and built for engineers. They were powerful, but uninviting. Few people knew what they were for, or why they might need one. It took more than just better ...

Social robots are designed to interact with humans in a meaningful manner and play an increasing role within the field of human-computer interaction. They have several potential societal applications, ...

Robots and computers both can process information. But Lisa Bouillon-Diaz, a University of Illinois Extension technology and youth development specialist, says there are key differences. "Robots can ...

Robotics combines computer science, engineering, and technology to design, construct, and utilize machines that are programmed to replicate or substitute human actions and decision-making. These ...