Liam Thompson builds his own robot butler and quickly realizes robots don’t understand sarcasm.

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 ...

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Scientists create smallest programmable robots ever - smaller than salt grains, these breakthrough microscopic machines could ...

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Imagine a world where your morning coffee is brewed by a robot that remembers your exact preferences, your home is cleaned by a machine with human-like dexterity, and factories are staffed by tireless ...

The idea of a humanoid robot building an airplane may sound far-fetched, but a new deal between the European aviation giant ...

The hospitality industry has spent the past decade chasing efficiency. What it often lost along the way was the guest experience.

Newly developed mathematical rules allow virtual swarms of tiny robots to build without blueprints. In computer simulations, the robots built honeycomb-like structures without ever following - or even ...