There are an estimated 4,664,000 working industrial robots in the world, according to the International Federation of Robotics. More than two million of them are in China. And don’t count on anyone ...

China has embarked on a campaign to use more robots in its factories, transforming its manufacturing industries and becoming the dominant maker.

Last year, more than half a million industrial robots were put to work in global factories — with 54% of them in China alone.

SpaceX’s Elon Musk says he will rocket Optimus bots on the first Starships sent to Mars, but a leading robotics scholar predicts their space odyssey will be short-lived.

Americans who want to compete have to spend more time with regulatory lawyers than engineers.

The speed at which industrial robots are being deployed isn't slowing down. In 2024, 542,000 were deployed globally – the second-highest annual total on record - ...

With RoboBallet, the complexity of computation also grew with the complexity of the system, but at a far slower rate. (The computations grew linearly with the growing number of tasks and obstacles, ...

When robots learn to reason before moving, the line between artificial intelligence and human-like agency begins to blur. With the launch of Gemini Robotics 1.5, DeepMind is positioning its latest AI ...

The robotics market is forecast to hit $130 billion by 2035 -- and these three companies control the critical infrastructure.

Factory floors used to be loud with human voices. Not anymore. Instead, more and more factories have a monotonous, almost hypnotic hum. It’s the sound of a million arms that never tire. We’re talking, ...

Google DeepMind’s latest AI upgrades allow robots to do more complex tasks, while also having the ability to use Google Search to gather more information. Robots will also be able to learn from each ...

Today on "Uncanny Valley," we talk about why the AI industry is investing in the development of humanoid robots, and what that means for us non-robots.