The word “robot” is precisely 100 years old this year. It was coined by the Czech writer Karel Čapek, in a play that set the template for a century’s machine dreams and nightmares.

China has invested heavily in robotics. The country is a leader in industrial robots per capita and has just hosted the first ...

A self-driving car might learn to maneuver more nimbly among human drivers if it didn’t get lost in the details of their every twist and turn.

Unlike an incubator that supports premature babies, this robot would replicate the entire gestational process from conception ...

Some researchers believe the approach could help address rising infertility rates in China, which increased from 11.9% in ...

Tesla has revealed some of its humanoid robot technology through filings for several new patents related to its Optimus robot program. A few months ago, Tesla unveiled “Optimus Gen 2”, a new ...

Guangzhou-based Kaiwa Technology plans to release the world’s first pregnancy-simulating robot within a year at a price below 100,000 yuan (US$14,000), drawing both praise and criticism online.

The idea stems from gaps in reproductive healthcare. Infertility rates in China are rising—from 11.9% in 2007 to 18% in 2020, ...

Engineers have designed a robot with flapping wings, which can perform nimble movements in the air, hovering, darting, diving and recovering like a bird or an insect.

Robots invade the construction site A new generation of machines is automating a tech-averse industry.