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

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

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 ...

Despite decades of progress, most robots are still programmed for specific, repetitive tasks. They struggle with the unexpected and can't adapt to new situations without painstaking reprogramming. But ...

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

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Researchers working on multiple projects in Europe and the United States are using cloud computing to teach robotic systems to perform a multitude of tasks ranging from household chores to serving ...

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, ...

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.

Sergey Levine is an assistant professor at UC Berkeley whose research is focused on the thing our parents used to make such a fuss over, whenever we made stupid mistakes or should have known to avoid ...

ADELPHI, Md. — Army researchers developed a novel computational model that allows robots to ask clarifying questions to Soldiers, enabling them to be more effective teammates in tactical environments.