The Chinese government is betting that robots will drive economic growth. But the bots can’t really do much yet.

Earlier this year, a robot completed a half-marathon in Beijing in just under 2 hours and 40 minutes. That’s slower than the human winner, who clocked in at just over an hour—but it’s still a ...

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Humanoid robots are advancing at breakneck speed, and it’s all thanks to the relentless progress in artificial intelligence.

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

Researchers at MIT have developed a flying robot that can fly as fast as a bumblebee and could, someday, help with search-and-rescue missions.