Robots have gotten very good at moving fast, repeating steps and doing jobs that would wear you and me out. But ask a robot to pick up something delicate, oddly shaped or slightly different from the ...

The Long March 2F carrying the uncrewed Shenzhou-22 spacecraft climbs into a blue sky above Jiuquan spaceport, Nov. 25, 2025. Credit: CASC HELSINKI — China’s secretive spaceplane has released an ...

In 2021, 60 Minutes visited the offices of robotics company Boston Dynamics and met an early model of its humanoid robot, Atlas. It could run, jump and maintain its balance when pushed. But it was ...

A humanoid robot developed by a Japanese robotics company demonstrated advanced dexterity by sorting black socks from a moving conveyor belt carrying mixed black and white socks. The demonstration ...

Conventional robots navigate much like humans do, relying on detailed maps of the area they are in to get around. This allows the robot to maintain an accurate estimate of its own location, but comes ...

After testing dozens of robot vacuums at CNET Labs to see how well they clean and avoid obstacles, we discovered an unusual relationship. Ajay has worked in tech journalism for over a decade as a ...

Most people think of Toyota and picture a Camry, a Tacoma, maybe a Prius. A 7-foot-2 robot shooting free throws at halftime of a professional basketball game? That's a harder image to conjure. But ...

The fields of manufacturing, logistics, and even restaurants are increasingly moving toward automation, with robots being employed for a wide range of tasks. One of the most critical applications of ...

HEAPGrasp performs 3D measurement of objects using only their silhouettes, avoiding reliance on optical properties, significantly improving the grasping success rate of robots for transparent and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image via Shutterstock/T.Vyc It's easy to assume that vacuuming isn't high on anyone's list of favorite activities.

It's easy to assume that vacuuming isn't high on anyone's list of favorite activities. Thankfully, the invention of robot vacuums has significantly reduced the amount of time people have to spend on ...