Human-robot interaction suggests there’ll likely be many contexts where robots don’t displace workers but rather makes the role of humans even more valuable.

Robots come in a vast array of shapes and sizes. By definition, they're machines that perform automatic tasks and can be ...

Despite decades of progress, most robots are still programmed for specific, repetitive tasks. They struggle with the unexpected and can't adapt to new situations without painstaking reprogramming. But ...

In a new study, people performed better at a cognitive task when a robot supervisor was in the room — but only if the robot was mean.

Many robots today are able to follow verbal instructions. However, the robot first has to be programmed with software code that allows it to respond to those instructions in some predetermined way ...

In a new perspective article in Science Robotics, UC Berkeley roboticist Goldberg describes how a massive “data gap” will prevent robots from gaining real-world skills as quickly as AI chatbots are ...

Robots come in a vast array of shapes and sizes. By definition, they’re machines that perform automatic tasks and can be ...

Discover how reinforcement learning is transforming quadruped robots like Spot into agile, adaptable tools for real-world applications.

Imagine for a moment that you're in an auto factory. A robot and a human are working next to each other on the production line. The robot is busy rapidly assembling car doors while the human runs ...

Medical robots today are pretty dumb, typically acting as extensions of a surgeon's hands rather than taking over for them.