Robot fish have come a long way from the novelty Big Mouth Billy Bass of the late 90s. Today, marine life researchers worldwide embed various types of more advanced robots into fish habitats (instead of on basement walls).

BEIJING, Aug 22 (Reuters) - It’s been called the Robot Olympics. But unlike the human Olympics, Team China is collecting almost all the medals. Over the past decade, robotic competitions in China have provided a window into the advances of a now-surging sector – and the importance of its success as a strategic industry singled out by President Xi Jinping.

The PoLARIS Project aims to combine robots and AI with science to help automate experiments. One project leader answers how this is possible and what it means for robotics.

Robot swarms are systems composed of many simple robots that coordinate without central control. Soon, they could be radically transformed by artificial intelligence. A new article published in Science Robotics by researchers from the Université Libre de ...

One of the new NSF funded centers will be the Center for Human and Robot Co-Adaptation, led by The University of Texas at Austin.

Engineers have developed a versatile swimming robot that nimbly navigates cluttered water surfaces. Inspired by marine flatworms, the innovative device offers new possibilities for environmental monitoring and ecological research. Swimming robots play a ...

Robots that can replace human workers may be closer than ever because of the AI boom. Here's how some investing pros are getting in early on the trend.

Robotics combines computer science, engineering, and technology to design, construct, and utilize machines that are programmed to replicate or substitute human actions and decision-making. These machines, known as robots, are deployed across a broad ...

Failing to take the robotics race seriously means watching Beijing set the rules of the automated economy, and risks leaving American power to rust. China commands two-thirds of global robotics patents. Its flagship robotics company is shipping humanoid ...

Fairfax County’s newest school opens Aug. 24 with aerospace, robotics and technology programs — and eventually room for more than 2,000 students.