Robotics player Boston Dynamics has offered its clearest look yet at how software will power its next-generation humanoid robot, the Atlas. In a 40-minute technical briefing posted on the company’s ...

What if a robot could show us how the brain keeps us balanced? UBC scientists built one – and their discovery could help shape new ways to reduce fall risk for millions of people. A towering ...

It’s a bizarre sight: With a short burst of light, a sponge-shaped robot scoots across a tiled surface. Flipped on its back, it repeatedly twitches as if doing sit-ups. By tinkering with the light’s ...

Robots that move, sense and even coordinate with one another usually bring to mind tangled wires, circuit boards and humming ...

The race to build the world’s first functional humanoid robots is no longer just a contest of hardware. It’s a high-stakes battle over two radically different philosophies of development, the crux of ...

Just like bees, the individual robots in this simulation have no master plan. Simply by responding to local cues, they are able to construct honeycomb-like structures. The method could presage a new ...

Google’s AI division DeepMind is pushing further into robotics after hiring a former executive from leading robot maker Boston Dynamics. Aaron Saunders, who served as the chief technology officer at ...