Stacking an object on top of another object is a straightforward task for most people. But even the most complex robots struggle to handle more than one such task at a time. Stacking requires a range ...

To a robot, it might look like something from a horror film. Parts — a battery, circuit boards and wiring —are arrayed in pieces on a white lab bench. Metallic arms and legs lay inert on nearby ...

Japan has the oldest population in the world, and that’s causing an acute labor shortage. With almost a third of the population aged 65 and above, finding workers can be a challenge. Increasingly, ...

A Walmart employee waits for the Alphabot system to expel carts filled with customers' online orders at one of the retailer's micro-fulfillment centers. (Photo by Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via ...

Robot manufacturer Agility has built a human-like robot called Digit that can load boxes onto a truck — and the company is selling it for a cool $250,000. The company announced a $20 million round of ...

Cranston, R.I. — Yushin America Inc. developed a space-saving palletizing robot that it says solves problems related to end-of-line labor shortages at distribution sites. The PA robot series handles ...

"Final Report will add the analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on this industry." Including market segmentation by kinds, applications, and countries, the "Joint Stacking Robots Market" research study ...

Nvidia released a comprehensive robotics ecosystem at CES 2026, combining open foundation models, simulation tools, and edge hardware in a bid to become the default platform for generalist ...

There is a critical mass of innovation and momentum in robotics right now. Global original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are investing billions of dollars in development. Industry 4.0 is making ...

With a training technique commonly used to teach dogs to sit and stay, Johns Hopkins University computer scientists showed a robot how to teach itself several new tricks, including stacking blocks.