From R2-D2 to Optimus Prime, Wall-E to The Iron Giant, robots have long captured our collective imaginations. In today’s world, their influence is far less limited to fictional settings; robotics are ...

Robots are starting to do in a few days what medicinal chemists once needed months to attempt, churning out hundreds of potential antibiotic molecules and testing them against dangerous bacteria at ...

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and University of Michigan have created the world’s smallest fully programmable ...

Asa Whitney Professor of Mechanical Engineering Mark Yim has completed the second phase of a human-robot interaction research project at Penn’s ModLab. The project primarily aims to develop Quori, a ...

Robots small enough to travel autonomously through the human body to repair damaged sites may seem the stuff of science ...

AI and advanced robotic are helping to transform hydropower operations worldwide, boosting efficiency, safety, and renewable ...

China has turned a science fiction trope into industrial policy, opening a dedicated “robot school” where humanoid machines are drilled in everything from factory work to household chores. The project ...

TALOS has announced the pre-selection of 12 cutting-edge projects from its recent Open Call, aiming to enhance robotics and AI integration for safer and more efficient photovoltaic (PV) and ...

WASHINGTON — NASA has selected eight advanced robotics projects that will enable the agency’s future missions while supporting the Obama administration’s National Robotics Initiative. The projects, ...

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The Master of Science in Robotics final project is where students put the skills, lessons, and ideas they've developed into practice. These faculty-guided experiences provide an opportunity for ...