Can cutting open a robot be the best way to win an engineering argument? That slice through synthetic skin, theatrically done ...

In the ever-evolving landscape of technology, the race towards creating human-friendly robots is led by pioneering institutions such as MIT’s ...

Doctors used to be the gold standard of job security. After all, you can't outsource a heart transplant to a chatbot… right? But according to Elon Musk, even the most elite surgeons might want to ...

Elon Musk says the surgical scalpel is about to lose its top billing to algorithms and actuators, predicting "robots will surpass good human surgeons within a few years and the best human surgeons ...

Robotic systems that mirror humans both in their appearance and movements, also known as humanoid robots, could be best ...

A new study by an international team of scientists has outlined the potential for a new class of robots that can match the capabilities of humans. These advances are driven by the convergence of ...

In the race to build the best humanoid robots, China is quite literally ahead of the pack. As the South China Morning Post reports, the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area — or E-Town — is ...

If most robots still need remote human operators to be safe and effective, why should we welcome them into our homes? The world might seem to be on the brink of a humanoid-robot heyday. New ...

Editor’s Note: This is part of a series called Inside the Lab, which gives audiences a first-hand look at the research laboratories at the University of Chicago and the scholars who are tackling some ...