Do you know the name [George Devol]? Probably not. In 1961 he received a patent for “Programmed Article Transfer.” We’d call his invention the first robot arm, and its name was th… ...

Few tech demos can match the spectacle of robotics. Even as the field grows increasingly prevalent in a broad range of industrial workplaces, mechatronics ...

Robots can, in effect, be programmed by non-specialist human supervisors using ordinary language, rather than computer code. Such models can also respond in kind.

Machines now perform all sorts of tasks: They clean big stores, patrol borders, and help children with autism. But will they improve our lives?

CEO Elon Musk promised more than a "human in a robot suit," but the videos we've seen sure look like a human was still involved.