A McDonald’s in the Chinese megacity of Shanghai is testing humanoid robots in roles usually the preserve of human workers, ...

A new class of robot labor is emerging whose value proposition may quickly transform how work gets done in many industries and environments.

Terrain classification is a critical research area in mobile robotics, enabling machines to adapt their locomotion and navigation strategies to diverse environmental conditions. Recent advancements ...

Home robots are no longer a futuristic concept—they are becoming a tangible part of modern living. Advances in consumer robotics have made smart home robots more capable, intuitive, and affordable ...

Humanoid robots are rapidly improving in motion fluidity, making them more human-like and suitable for complex tasks.

Northwestern University engineers have developed the first modular robots with athletic intelligence. They can be combined and recombined in the wild, recover from injury and keep moving no matter ...

It took nature millions of years to create intelligent, adaptive species. Researchers at Northwestern University in Illinois ...