Robot companies are racing toward a breakout year, but they'll have to confront some fundamental problems before making bigger promises.

Rohit Gupta [email protected] Most people don’t think of cities as ecosystems that are thriving. High-rise buildings ...

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One of the most prominent skeptics is robotics pioneer Rodney Brooks, a co-founder of Roomba vacuum maker iRobot who wrote in ...

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Stanford's AI system guides robots autonomously on the ISS, enabling faster, safer navigation and task execution in space.

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Spoor's computer vision software can help wind farms, and other industries, track bird populations and migration patterns.

New research from Public Interest Research Group and tests conducted by NBC News found that a wide range of AI toys have ...