A paddle-wielding robot is so adept at playing table tennis that it is posing a tough challenge to elite human players and sometimes defeating them, according to a new study that shows how advances in artificial intelligence are making robots more agile.

Imagine that it’s sunset in Loma Linda, California. "Arthur," aged 102, sits under an olive tree, telling stories to his great-grandchildren. His face is mapped with laughter lines that deepen as he pulls the children close. Arthur’s life is a ...

BEIJING — It was not even close as a bright red Chinese humanoid named “Lightning” lived up to its name in a half-marathon pitting humans against robots, smoking its competition on Sunday

The future — or at least some version of it — arrived in downtown San Jose this week as Santa Monica-based Coco Robotics deployed a fleet of 20 hot pink delivery robots to deliver restaurant food and groceries.

Swiss scientists have published research showing AI-informed robots can learn how to self correct and teach other robots how to behave. It raises questions of consciousness in artificial intelligence.

The latest boom in robotics represents a revolution in the way machines have learned to interact with the world.

“I hate this!” That’s how Jude from Oregon reacted to my newsletter last week about Abi, the AI-powered companion robot that has been deployed in some senior care facilities to reduce isolation.

The new model, called π0.7, represents what the company describes as an early but meaningful step toward the long-sought goal of a general-purpose robot brain.

Technology delivers on its promise when nurses are empowered, says this innovation leader. While new technologies like AI and wearables are becoming more prevalent in nursing, robotics is still on the precipice. As robotics technology enters the healthcare ...