The computer scientist Christoph Salge is trying to circumvent the need for rules that guide robots’ behavior. His strategy: Give them a goal of making us more powerful.

Some robots make people feel like climbing the wall, and other robots climb the walls themselves. Root a new code-teaching robot is the latest in a long line of teaching bots designed to inspire ...

Robots are creeping farther into our lives each month. Kickstarter right now is packed with more than 1,100 projects that aim to build robot bartenders, robot gardeners and even a 15-foot robot ...

The computer scientist Christoph Salge is trying to circumvent the need for rules that guide robots’ behavior. His strategy: Give them a goal of making us more powerful. Isaac Asimov’s famous Three ...

Artificial Intelligence How to Build a More Sustainable Robot To meet climate goals, the search is on to create robots made out of recycled, biodegradable and replaceable parts ...

How to Build a Robot Octopus Smart, strong and flexible, the octopus is an enticing model for an entirely new kind of many-armed, multitalented robot ...

Just as the researchers did, you will need to translate the Ikea assembly directions into computer code that the robot could use to plan and execute its task.

Ever wanted to build a robot? Trick question. Everybody wants to build a robot. Since the dawn of man, it’s been our mission to create untethered beauty and then immediately subjugate it to our ...

Behind the scenes with the creators of Syfy’s "Robot Combat League" and its eight-foot, rock-em, sock-em warriors.

DIY robots are becoming the gateway to coding. Over the last couple of years, a new wave of cute-faced bots has taken shape to make programming languages fun for kids. Instead of dense textbooks ...