BEIJING--What was billed as the world’s first android half-marathon was held here on April 19. The androids got off to a staggered start from 7:30 a.m. and the first non-human c ...

In folding its Intrinsic project into the main company and out of "Other Bets," Google is aiming to mimic its Android strategy for robots.

Google is folding Alphabet’s AI robotics “moonshot,” Intrinsic, into the company after five years as an independent unit. The move marks a strategic shift as Google doubles down on physical AI and ...

Scientists at MIT have developed a novel vision-based artificial intelligence (AI) system that can teach itself how to control virtually any robot without the use of sensors or pretraining. The system ...

Robots are being put through all kinds of abuse these days. They’re being kicked, punched, shoved, and even dragged by a chain around their neck — all in an apparent effort to teach them how to adapt ...