Technologies that are simple and automatic parts of everyday life - such as computers, automobiles, even the telephone and every tech innovation in between - were all transformational 'disruptors', ...

How close are we to the sci-fi vision of autonomous humanoid robots? I visited 11 companies in five Chinese cities to find out Chen Liang, the founder of Guchi Robotics, an automation company ...

These conditions at demos are useful for illustrating capabilities, but they mask many of the challenges that dominate real ...

Discover how humanoid robots are evolving with advanced robotics technology, exploring their intelligence, capabilities, real-world uses, and impact on industries and human interaction today. Pixabay, ...

Imagine the biggest market for a physical product you can. Are you thinking of mobile phones? Cars? Property? They are all chunky markets but in the coming decades a new product will be rolled out ...

My first fight with a robot started badly. I punched it hard in the chest and felt a jarring sensation running back up my arm. It was like hitting a brick wall. Things got better when I started ...

Made with wood, springs and rubber bands, Rich Walker remembers fondly the first robotic hand built by Shadow Robot in the late 1990s. "A lot of it was done with just stuff that we had," says Walker, ...

For years, I've watched capable engineers explain exactly how a robot should behave to solve their problems, then get told they need to hire a specialist to implement it. A facilities manager who ...