At the annual ISU Day at the Iowa State Capitol, humans packed the rotunda. But those weren't the only bodies in the building. That's because Bowen Weng, an assistant professor of computer science, ...

A tech company has created an eerily like-like humanoid robot that blinks, nods and looks around. It’s convincingly similar to a real life face. While the creation is yet to be commercially available, ...

Social by nature, humans interact in multiple ways—through voice, vision and touch. Reflecting these humanistic qualities, robotic capabilities are improving, and as such, human-robot interaction will ...

That’s according to Elon Musk, at least. In recent months, the tech tycoon has been pushing the idea of “sustainable abundance” — or, the more appealingly named, “amazing abundance.” He claims that ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. In an Indian town, workers fold towels while wearing cameras, providing data to teach AI robots how to move and ...

Another day, another humanoid robot breakthrough. While the U.S. and China have a growing number of firms developing cutting-edge humanoid robots — Boston Dynamics, Figure, Unitree, and EngineAI among ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about transforming businesses through technology & innovation. Now, suddenly, we’re at the precipice of making the science ...

We humans have mastered fire, split the atom, and shot ourselves into space. We've built machines that can outthink us and tools that can cook us lunch or cut open our chests to perform life-saving ...

The Phantom MK-1 looks the part of an AI soldier. Encased in jet black steel with a tinted glass visor, it conjures a visceral dread far beyond what may be evoked by your typical humanoid robot. And ...

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.