Robots that look human are more appealing to people, but only up to a point. That effect is called the uncanny valley. Researchers dig into what's going on.

AI, robots and other technologies could transform farming – for worse as well as for better.

Today's robots primarily get by with vision and touch. Giving them another sense, hearing, improves robot perception, researchers find.

Batteries that can conform to the shape of a robot's body double as protection and far more efficient energy storage could pave the way for new bots.

Socially assistive robots interact with people and can do chores, help in health care, and offer emotional support. Will the pandemic make them catch on?

The overwhelming ‘Whiteness’ of artificial intelligence – from stock images and cinematic robots to the dialects of virtual assistants – removes people of

Kitchen robots can do a lot of things but picking up a clear or shiny object remains the things of robot nightmares. A color camera may solve the problem.

Origami has inpsired a new kind of microbot that can fold itself. It could be useful in fields like medical equipment and infrastructure sensing.

New research examines how people articulate their sadness when a robot "dies," such as NASA's Opportunity rover.

Researchers gave a new robot a "brain", human-like "skin," and vision sensors. The result? A much smarter robot.