A decade ago, the “next big thing” in technology was the invention of mobile applications and cloud computing. Today, it is easy to feel whiplash.

Humanoid robots have arms and legs, but can they work alongside human beings, or will they replace them? Their use is growing, but are they ready?

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Friendly robots, the ones people love to love, are quirky: R2-D2, C-3PO, WALL-E, BB-8, Marvin, Roz and Baymax. They’re emotional, prone to panic or bossy, empathetic and able to ...

The 4-foot-tall humanoid robot that’s in front of me seems, quite honestly, a bit drunk. It leaps from one leg to the other, waving its arms. After 30 seconds or so it abruptly stops, then strides ...

Rodney Brooks, famous for the Roomba, argues the humanoid robot craze in Silicon Valley is doomed to fail. Rodney Brooks, famous for the Roomba, argues the humanoid robot craze in Silicon Valley is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: NEO (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: NEO) Having a robot housekeeper like Rosie ...

As a "one more thing" of the third-quarter earnings call, Rivian announced a new venture in robotics. The carmaker founded Mind Robotics, a spin-off startup that specializes in industrial AI. There is ...

Robots that mimic humans are set to create a $5 trillion market. But it will take years and a lot of improvements to get there. Humanoid robots are expected to be deployed in factories and households ...

Rivian is getting into the robotics game, just like Tesla and, more recently, General Motors. In November, it set up a company called Mind Robotics, with $110 million of seed capital. The company will ...