Newly developed mathematical rules allow virtual swarms of tiny robots to build without blueprints. In computer simulations, the robots built honeycomb-like structures without ever following - or even ...

A whole-body control foundation model could help launch humanoid robots toward general-purpose capability, says Agility ...

Just like bees, the individual robots in this simulation have no master plan. Simply by responding to local cues, they are able to construct honeycomb-like structures. The method could presage a new ...

Jack Ma’s Ant Group has entered the humanoid robot race with the launch of the R1 humanoid robot in Shanghai. The new machine ...

But beyond these eye-catching displays, what roles can robots truly play in our daily lives and workplaces? At the 2025 World Robot Conference (WRC), which opened in Beijing on Friday, Global Times ...

A Czech playwright introduced the word to English in the 1920s. But back then, it wasn't analogous to machinery. New ...

If you push through the heavy “headline fatigue” we’ve dealt with this year, you’ll find some pretty fascinating news stories about robotics. Take June, when Chinese universities Tsinghua University ...

Ukraine is racing to build a robotic army as the war is increasingly transforming into a technological contest with Russia.