By incorporating insights from canine companions, researchers enable robots to use both language and gesture as inputs to help fetch the right objects.

Thinking outside the box is one thing; finding a robot to deliver the box is another. That’s what Marianela Nanninga does at ToDo Robotics. The ability to adapt has been my constant friend, sewn into ...

Humanoid robots are beginning to take on household tasks, showing how AI-powered machines could soon assist with chores in ...

POMDP, an AI framework inspired by dogs that allows robots to use human gestures and language to find objects with 89% accuracy.

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

Machines are all around us -- driving, conversing, making decisions. With 55 percent of mature organizations planning to invest in artificial intelligence by 2020, it's only a matter of time before ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Jonathan Reichental covers technology in business and society. Toy versions of the popular droids R2-D2 and BB-8, part of the ...

BMW is pushing deeper into the future of manufacturing by introducing humanoid robots at a factory in Germany, a move ...

When Jonas Wüst first met rescue divers in Switzerland, what struck him wasn’t their courage, it was how much danger still defined their work. “We realized how outdated it all was,” he recalls.