If you want an easy project to complete in a day or so, or something to introduce kids to the world of robots and electronics, make this light-following robot your weekend project.

It is damn thorough, providing step-by-step instructions on how to make a variety of different designs, including a robotic hand: ...

Winfield describes his robots as having a little bit of “common sense.” For the moment, robots can only use simulation theory of mind in relatively simple situations.

Robots capable of reading diagrams could work in more varied environments and be easier to communicate with.

Tufts University roboticists Gordon Briggs and Matthias Scheutz are studying how to make robots more intelligent in the actions they take, and when those actions should go against explicit ...

If robots can learn to respect human social norms, they will become much better at navigating busy spaces like airports, malls, or city sidewalks.