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Artificial intelligence works when computers learn from data that is readily available. But there is no data to teach robots ...

To anchor the long rows of server racks that power the artificial intelligence boom, every data center needs thousands of holes drilled into its concrete floor. It’s a precise part of the construction ...

Humanoid machines slowly picked up litter and sorted out bouquets of flowers on Tuesday in a demonstration of how robots ...

When a knot lets go, it doesn't just fall apart. It snaps. That simple observation led Penn Engineers to rethink what a knot ...

In crowded environments, more robots don’t always mean faster results—in fact, too many can bring everything to a standstill. Harvard researchers discovered a surprising fix: adding a bit of ...

When it comes to teamwork, we could all learn something from ants. These relatively simple, small-brained animals are famous ...