Stacking an object on top of another object is a straightforward task for most people. But even the most complex robots struggle to handle more than one such task at a time. Stacking requires a range ...

Robots have gotten exceptionally good at specialized tasks—vacuuming floors, stacking boxes, welding parts, or navigating controlled warehouses. Yet the dream of general-purpose robotics—machines that ...

Robot manufacturer Agility has built a human-like robot called Digit that can load boxes onto a truck — and the company is selling it for a cool $250,000. The company announced a $20 million round of ...

A Walmart employee waits for the Alphabot system to expel carts filled with customers' online orders at one of the retailer's micro-fulfillment centers. (Photo by Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via ...

Teaching a humanoid robot to move naturally is less a software trick than a data marathon. Behind the polished demos of robots folding laundry, sorting objects, or navigating factory floors sits an ...

No one can doubt the extraordinary achievements of robotics specialist Boston Dynamics, its range of highly sophisticated machines wowing many of those who've seen them in action. But as Boston ...

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