A Czech playwright introduced the word to English in the 1920s. But back then, it wasn't analogous to machinery. New ...

The legend of Talos, the Ancient Greek robot, can be given an impressive distinction: it birthed the first humanoid robot in history.

Katy is Managing Editor at IFLScience where she oversees editorial content from News articles to Features, and even occasionally writes some. For the first time in the history of robot dogs and space ...

For Elon Musk, the future of Tesla isn't its global fleet of EVs. It's Optimus, the humanoid robot designed to help humans ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. In 2015, a jovial three-foot-tall robot with pool noodles for arms ...

The history of robots in the workplace is somewhat overshadowed by the number of jobs that have been lost. Manufacturing and assembly lines have completely changed since the introduction of robotics, ...

[A version of this piece first appeared in TechCrunch’s robotics newsletter, Actuator. Subscribe here.] Earlier this month, Google’s DeepMind team debuted Open X-Embodiment, a database of robotics ...

In the 1950s, as Isaac Asimov’s Foundation short stories were fixed up into his Foundation novels, the author was dabbling with a different sci-fi continuity altogether, the future history of robots.

These robots are more than meets the eye. If you've ever wanted to "roll out" like one of the Autobots from the hit media franchise "Transformers," you might be able to soon! The ride-able ...

The Transformers have a complex history that makes their origins unclear. The Transformers were created by the Quintessons in the animated series, but an alternate origin in Marvel Comics depicts a ...