Robots can be finicky learners. Historically, they've required precise, step-by-step directions to complete basic tasks, and tend to call it quits when things go off-script, like after dropping a tool ...

Although not quite as mainstream as robot vacuums, robot lawn mowers are becoming increasingly popular. These nifty devices make it easy to maintain a beautiful lawn without lifting a finger — ...

Who couldn't use a little help cleaning up around the house? Right? Imagine a little helper robot that could clean up rooms around your home all by itself. Scientists at New York University and AI at ...

Robotics research is steadily advancing towards a future where robots can be integrated into daily human life, can do mundane tasks, and free up people’s time for more enjoyable activities. While it ...

Ken Goldberg, professor of engineering at UC Berkeley and co-founder of the AI robotics company Ambi Robotics, says home ...

If you shudder at the thought of pulling your vacuum out of the closet, a robot vacuum could be the perfect solution to your cleaning woes. After setting one up, it can clean your space automatically ...

Bipedal (two-legged) robots are sophisticated machines, but they are not the most graceful when things go wrong. A simple ...

If you’re designing a robot for a specific purpose, you’re probably ordering fresh parts and going with a clean sheet design. If you’re just building for fun though, you can just go with whatever ...

Having a robot housekeeper like Rosie from The Jetsons cartoon isn’t all that far-fetched. In fact, it’s becoming a reality — but with a few caveats. NEO is a humanoid robot designed to take on daily ...

correction An earlier version of this story mistakenly attributed a comment about robot vacuums getting stuck under furniture to Julien Levesque. It was actually from Michael Silva Nash. The story has ...

ITHACA, N.Y. – Cornell University researchers have developed a new robotic framework powered by artificial intelligence – called RHyME (Retrieval for Hybrid Imitation under Mismatched Execution) – ...