Firms are working to make the motors that drive robots more efficient and cheaper.

Scientists have achieved a breakthrough in robotics by designing the first robotic leg equipped with “artificial muscles,” allowing the machine to move more like a human than previously possible. The ...

A robot from Carnegie Mellon takes the snake-bot concept and uses the twisty robo-critters as legs for a strange new machine. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a ...

The latest public outing for a Chinese humanoid robot ended with a thud, as the machine toppled forward on stage in front of ...

Researchers at ETH Zürich are very good at keeping robots standing upright. Back in 2022, the school’s robotics team taught the quadrupedal ANYmal robot how to hike up mountains without falling over.