Robots that mimic humans are set to create a $5 trillion market. But it will take years and a lot of improvements to get ...

Tech companies are claiming machines more intelligent than us and capable of having their own agendas are just around the ...

Robots now see the world with an ease that once belonged only to science fiction. They can recognise objects, navigate ...

A robotic hand can pick up 24 different objects with human-like movements that emerge spontaneously, thanks to compliant materials and structures rather than programming. When you reach out your hand ...

So many iconic characters in science fiction and comics have bionic limbs — from the Winter Soldier to Luke Skywalker and Imperator Furiosa. But what if bionic limbs existed outside of science fiction ...

Humanoid robots are starting to gain something that once belonged firmly in the realm of science fiction: a sense of pain.

Neurotic robots are a staple of science fiction. Researchers who study how people react to robot personalities, however, haven't focused on this much — though one study recently found that neurotic ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover aerospace, astronomy & hosted The Cosmic Controversy Podcast. As the recent Worldcon 2025 Convention here in Seattle ...

Fast and complex multi-finger movements generated by the hand exoskeleton. Credit: Shinichi Furuya When it comes to fine-tuned motor skills like playing the piano, practice, they say, makes perfect.

Science fiction allows artists to speculate about the future through imaginative and technical concepts. But so often the prevailing vision of that future in popular culture tends toward the dystopian ...