Robots have played a starring role in science fiction since Karel Čapek introduced the term in his 1921 play Rossum's Universal Robots. We've been exposed to all types of robots, from C-3PO in the ...

Editor’s Note: This is part of a series called Inside the Lab, which gives audiences a first-hand look at the research laboratories at the University of Chicago and the scholars who are tackling some ...

The right robot for your home has less to do with specs and everything to do with your floors, rugs, clutter, and general tolerance for robot nonsense. If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox ...

Shanghai-based Agibot is probably the largest humanoid robot maker in the world. The company shipped roughly 5,100 units in 2025 — a 39% share of the global market — and crossed 10,000 cumulative ...

The service robotics industry has grown quickly in recent years, spurred on by advances in robotics technology and artificial intelligence (AI), and is set to alleviate labor shortage issues across ...