When a robotics pioneer who has spent decades building humanoid machines recommends that you stand at least nine feet away from any full-sized walking robot, you should probably listen.

Rodney Brooks says humanoid robots pose hidden safety challenges and won't learn dexterity from video alone.

The roboticist also points out how adult-human-sized humanoid robots pose significant safety challenges in shared human environments because their full-scale mass and powerful actuators could ...

In the background of her video, Fuller can be heard asking if anyone was controlling the robot. No one answered. Later, she ...

A team of researchers at Cornell University has developed the world’s smallest walking robot. Designed to interact with visible light, the robot moves independently despite its tiny size. The team ...

Picture a robot controlled by micromotors so small and light that it suspends itself over water like a bug. With engineers at ...

Grossi tried on the robotic legs in Zhangjiajie National Park about 800 miles (1,290 km) south-west of Beijing. The device is rented out to people in the national park for $22 a time, but you can also ...

Shanghai-based Kepler Robotics said its humanoid robot K2 “Bumblebee” can now walk with a straight-knee human-like gait while ...

Researchers have created the smallest walking robot yet. Its mission: to be tiny enough to interact with waves of visible light and still move independently, so that it can maneuver to specific ...

Crossing a room shouldn't feel like a marathon. But for many stroke survivors, even the smallest number of steps carries ...