Discover interesting facts about what defines robots, what they can do, and if they'll replace humans.

Roboshield aims to help make the basics easy so you can let your robot freak flag fly! At its core, it’s an Arduino shield that packs in a host of hardware to get your robot up and running.

Robots that walk, talk, pour beer and play pingpong have taken over the CES gadget show in Las Vegas again. Just don’t expect to find one in your home any time soon. Most home robot ventures ...

How Do You Make A Robot That People Will Talk To? Make It As Cute As Wall-E Boxie, a robot created at MIT Media Lab, relies on adorableness rather than artificial intelligence to meet its goals.

But this robot can’t see, and MIT’s researchers didn’t train it to walk or run. Rather, it taught itself, and in just three hours. The key: removing humans from most of the process.

Engineers look to nature for ideas on how to make robots move through the world.

Teaching robots how to handle the complex ways that humans communicate will make them better at dealing with our requests – or asking for help ...