"A lot of money will have disappeared, spent on trying to squeeze performance, any performance, from today’s humanoid robots.

Robotics pioneer Rodney Brooks warns that the vision of humanoid robots as general assistants is unrealistic due to a ...

But you can see the market appeal. A robot vacuum cleaner can’t climb stairs to clean an upstairs room. A robot arm that ...

Rodney Brooks, the cofounder of Roomba vacuum creator iRobot, said the idea of humanoid robots as catchall assistants, the ...

AI powered robots are slowly making their way into our world, from delivery bots on wheels to caregiver bots for the planet’s ...

Is it possible to have a robot achieve human-level dexterity just by watching video tutorials? To answer these questions, I ...

From disaster zones, to oil spills, to the Great Pyramids of Giza, iRobot has taken its robot everywhere in its 35 years.

This line is spoken during one of Robots’ most heartfelt and defining moments — when Rodney Copperbottom, a young inventor full of hope and frustration, finally confronts the weight of rejection and ...

As iRobot's founder Colin Angle looks back on its path to bankruptcy, he says it was hard to overcome competitors in China.

Robot’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy has sparked intense reactions, with opinions on regulation, innovation, manufacturing, and ...

So here we are: Roomba, the tech that put consumer robots on the map, now feels relatively ho-hum — one brand among many ...

Giving businesses the freedom to do their thing while we maintain national security is much more difficult than it looks. Two ...