The latest boom in robotics represents a revolution in the way machines have learned to interact with the world.

Scientists say they've made a key breakthrough that would allow robots to figure out complex tasks on their own, but experts ...

Most robot headlines follow a familiar script: a machine masters one narrow trick in a controlled lab, then comes the bold promise that everything is about to change. I usually tune those stories out.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Learning has been a holy grail in robotics for decades. If these systems are going to thrive in unpredictable environments, ...

Researchers have developed an AI training method that enables robots to transfer skills learned in simulation into real-world ...

A new algorithm developed by USC computer science researchers shows that robots can, in computer simulations, learn tasks after a single demonstration Aging populations and caregivers stand to benefit ...

A still from Carnegie Mellon University’s video showing a robot learning how to perform household chores (Shikhar Bahl/ Carnegie Mellon University) Engineers have built robots that are capable of ...

New work has enabled robots to learn household chores by watching videos of people performing everyday tasks in their homes. Vision-Robotics Bridge, or VRB for short, uses the concept of affordances ...

Not long ago, the idea of a humanoid robot folding laundry, loading a dishwasher, or making a simple meal felt like science fiction. Robots could weld cars, move boxes, and follow tightly scripted ...

Tutor Intelligence in Watertown is a kind of kindergarten for robots.

Mars rovers have teams of human experts on Earth telling them what to do. But robots on lander missions to moons orbiting Saturn or Jupiter are too far away to receive timely commands from Earth.