If you’re feeling a little overwhelmed by industrial robots these days, you’re in good company. To begin, there are so many different types. Suffice it to say that Gartner’s Dwight Klappich, who ...

When I was a kid, the idea of a real-life robot felt foreign. Earth was for humans. The Jetsons and their robot maid, Rosie, existed only on television. Now I work in manufacturing and frequently find ...

Robotics combines computer science, engineering, and technology to design, construct, and utilize machines that are programmed to replicate or substitute human actions and decision-making. These ...

Most robot headlines follow a familiar script: a machine masters one narrow trick in a controlled lab, then comes the bold promise that everything is about to change. I usually tune those stories out.

Robotics engineering is a multidisciplinary field including electrical, mechanical, and computer engineering. It deals with designing, building, operating, and engineering robots and robotic systems ...

Johns Hopkins and Stanford researchers have pulled off a significant milestone in robotic surgery—they've taught a surgical robot to handle basic procedures just by watching videos of human surgeons ...

A few short months ago, almost every robot made by the hundreds of companies working on humanoid robots could charitably be described as slow, topping out at around three mph. Walking was on the edge ...