The computer scientist Christoph Salge is trying to circumvent the need for rules that guide robots’ behavior. His strategy: Give them a goal of making us more powerful.

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Microscale manufacturing challenges Liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) sheets are a leading candidate for making microscale soft robots in this way. These flat materials deform into 3D shapes in response ...

How to Build a Robot Octopus Smart, strong and flexible, the octopus is an enticing model for an entirely new kind of many-armed, multitalented robot ...

UBTech and Zeekr unite with AI robot swarms to make car manufacturing faster and smarter. Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson explains how the process works.

SunFounder’s newest robotics learning kit, the SunFounder Nano DIY 4-DOF Robot Kit, lets you do build and program your own robots and will basically make all your childhood dreams come true. No ...

Other than the manufacturing floor robots that use sensors, a rudimentary analytics system, and an 'if-then' approach, AI is required to do higher-order tasks, Moorhead said.

5G is a catalyst for the technologies that are poised to transform industrial spaces like the warehouses and the manufacturing floor.

Sometime in the next couple of years, if everything goes to plan, workers at BMW’s manufacturing plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina, will be introduced to an unusual new teammate—a robot arm ...

As robots play an increasingly vital role in manufacturing, it is essential to consider their environmental impact.