Every new generation of phone display, television screen and solar panel is the result of precision optics experiments, which use lasers and other light sources to measure the optical properties of ...

PULLMAN, Wash — A low-cost, simple robotic apple picker arm developed by Washington State University researchers may someday help with fruit picking and other farm chores. The inflatable arm can see ...

Robotics companies have converted the pages of science fiction books into real life, as artificial intelligence-powered humanoid machines are in the early stages of development. Robots patrol ...

A 22-year-old Kenyan engineer has developed robotic hands designed to help deaf children follow classroom lessons by converting teachers' spoken words into sign language in real time. Norah Kimathi, ...

The entrepreneur Marc Lore posits that in the not-so-distant future, an autonomous kitchen will have the ability to whip up pizza, burgers, chicken, and seafood without any human involvement. His ...

Robotics is entering a new era. Foundation models, vision-language-action systems, world models, and generative AI are transforming what robots can perceive, reason about, and do. In this white paper, ...

Military researchers plan for eventual deployment of humanoid robots in warfare Scenarios model robots in an urban assault force and infiltrating enemy lines Procurement records show defense ...

A husband in Taiwan suspected his wife of having an affair. In September 2023, he found a used toothbrush at their holiday home, and garage video showed an unfamiliar man driving his wife there. Three ...