SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Employees at Pho 21 restaurant had an unexpected showdown with what could be considered an attempted "robot kidnapper." Surveillance footage from the South San Jose restaurant ...

The global market value of industrial robot installations has reached an all-time high of $16.5 billion (U.S.), according to the International Federation of Robotics, or IFR. Future demand will be ...

The US isn’t guaranteed to maintain a lead over China in the race to develop artificial intelligence, according to Alphabet Inc. President and Chief Investment Officer Ruth Porat. “It isn’t ...

Aurora’s stock had a wild ride this month and CEO Chris Urmson, who led Google’s self-driving car program in its pre-Waymo days, thinks it’s on the cusp of commercializing driverless trucks.

The SE01 humanoid robot, which previously made headlines for achieving one of the most human-like gaits, has again captured global attention. Chinese robotics firm EngineAI has posted a new video ...

For the first time, dozens of humanoid robots are expected to join a half-marathon to be held in the capital’s Daxing district in April, according to local authorities. This comes as China ramps ...

Move over bees, MIT researchers have developed a robot insect designed for artificial pollination, laying the groundwork for entirely indoor farms of the future. The robot’s lifelike flapping wings ...

Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: The animated charmer “The Wild Robot” begins streaming on Peacock ...

Alphabet is seeing strong demand for its AI-powered products, which is providing a new growth driver. A positive earnings outlook should help the stock to continue generating solid shareholder ...

Inspired by panthers and jerboas, the robot’s carbon-fiber shins improve stiffness by 135%, while cheetah-like shoes boost grip by 200%.

Researchers from the University of California, San Diego have designed an AI-enabled robot that can perform a Waltz simply by mirroring the moves of its human partner. As far as we can tell ...

The most agile and fluid robotic movements, such as Boston Dynamics’s impressive demonstrations of robot acrobatics, are typically narrow, pre-programmed sequences. Teaching robots to perform a ...