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 work of chemists permeates almost every aspect of modern life, from engineering life-saving vaccines and medicines to supporting industry, agriculture, material science and the energy sector.

There is no avoiding robots. With increasing autonomy, satellites span the skies; vacuums vroom underfoot; and bots conduct surgery, deliver packages and explore the solar system. Robot expert Sooyeon ...

Caleb Rucker, an associate professor and B. Ray Thompson Professor in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering, and a team from the University of Tennessee are part of a ...

Local high school and college robotics teams are exploring new ways to integrate blockchain technology into their work, starting with simple automation and data tracking experiments. As they explore ...

Indoor farms, also known as vertical farms, are popular among agricultural researchers and are expanding across the ...

Have you ever wondered what it would take to train a robot to walk, grasp objects, or navigate a cluttered room with the same ease as a human? For many, the idea of teaching robots these complex tasks ...

Hugging Face appears to be the latest AI player joining the robotics race, as a former Tesla scientist says he's starting an "ambitious" open-source robotics project at the AI tech platform. "After 3 ...

Team 28 has partnered with Wanco, the leader in traffic safety equipment, to create an autonomous delivery robot to improve their day-to-day warehouse efficiency. The robot will deliver up to 400lbs ...

Purdue University researchers have completed early testing of robots using three different “end effectors” that act as hands to uniquely manipulate items (Photo courtesy of Purdue University/Jared ...

Image courtesy by QUE.com Amazon has reportedly shut down its Blue Jay robotics initiative after roughly six months of active ...