Computers and robots and artificial intelligence will make some jobs obsolete, but not all of them. There are three classes of occupation that are exempt from automation, at least for many decades.

University of Chicago computer scientist Sarah Sebo is programming robots to give empathetic responses and perform nonverbal ...

RoboGrammar is a new system that automates and optimizes robot design. The system creates arthropod-inspired robots for traversing a variety of terrains. It could spawn more inventive robot forms with ...

Most robots are designed by human engineers, who must painstakingly arrange every joint and artificial muscle to make the bot accomplish a specific task. The process is slow and limited by human ...

Proliferating fleets of robots, diffusion of humanoids and the emerging robot class of androids will increase complexities of ...

It may sound like science fiction, but there are dozens of robots in real life, and you've likely encountered some. Check out the futuristic but totally real robots changing the world. Most people ...

This ebook, based on the latest ZDNet / TechRepublic special feature, looks at how the explosive growth in robotics is affecting specific industries, like healthcare and logistics, and the enterprise ...

A new rubber computer combines the feel of a human hand with the thought process of an electronic computer, replacing the last hard components in soft robots. Now, soft robotics can travel where ...

When I talk to people about AI (artificial intelligence) and the 4th industrial revolution, I often get asked what skills we should develop to prepare ourselves. My answer is twofold: First, it’s ...

Nobody wants to spend hours picking through a steady stream of garbage; this is why many recycling operations rely on automated systems to separate plastic containers, glass bottles, aluminum cans and ...