"This work is a departure from how robots are programmed today. The status quo of programming robots is thousands of hours of tele-operation to teach the robot how to do tasks.

For robots to be predictable and adaptive, they need a priority-based architecture and a new legal model, argues a researcher ...

A look at how robot vacuums navigate your home and what data they store about you along the way.

Robot vacuums are actually worth it if you understand their settings. As a pro robot vacuum tester, I've learned some tips to set them up for success.

MIT professor Daniela Rus explains how AI-powered robots are being trained to safely assist in homes and daily life.

So do robot lawn mowers work to cut grass? Yes, but so do scissors. Ensuring you get a properly sized robot lawn mower is the first step in getting back time lost to you manually mowing your yard.

How to get a robot collective to act like a smart material Date: February 21, 2025 Source: University of California - Santa Barbara Summary: Researchers are blurring the lines between robotics and ...

Atlas, a humanoid robot, can now perform complex tasks with a large behavior model without needing hand programming for each ...

The robot vacuum you buy doesn't have to be the most advanced, but consider features like smart mapping, self-emptying, and mopping.

Robots can be finicky learners. Historically, they’ve required precise, step-by-step directions to complete basic tasks and tend to call it quits when things go off-script, like after dropping a ...