Robots revolutionized the manufacturing industry by automating assembly lines. Now, more and more, they are being used to expedite the pace of scientific discovery. Neutron scattering instruments are ...

A 25-year-old Indian researcher in Madrid is making it possible for scientists to run real-world robotics experiments from ...

Machine-learning models can speed up the discovery of new materials by making predictions and suggesting experiments. But most models today only consider a few specific types of data or variables.

Real kilobot tandem pairs beat lone scouts, but simulations reversed the ranking, exposing a reality gap that can rewrite ...

Science laboratories across disciplines--chemistry, biochemistry and materials science--are on the verge of a sweeping transformation as robotic automation and AI lead to faster and more precise ...

Passengers disembarking at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport will soon be looking out their cabin windows to see human-shaped robots reaching into the cargo hold and piling the suitcases inside on carts. The ...

I reincarnated in Charleston, SC and currently live in Los Angeles, CA. A sacred rebel at heart, I believe in cooperation over competition and speaking my truth even if it ruffles a few feathers.

A robot showed basic signs of self-consciousness in an experiment that required the robot to hear its own voice and reason. Three Nao robots were programmed to understand the rules of a simple task.

PoLARIS is a $20 million NSF-funded project creating a cloud-based lab that combines AI, robotics and polymer science. The goal is for AI and robots to autonomously run experiments. The project could ...

The 13th annual gathering at UC San Francisco Mission Bay Campus showcases innovation and research, with a focus on kids.

In a creepy video, a robot arm powered by OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra AI model picks up a large knife and pokes a baby doll sitting near a baguette, following instructions to “stab the thing that’s not the ...