The PoLARIS Project aims to combine robots and AI with science to help automate experiments. One project leader answers how ...

The US National Science Foundation has awarded $20 million to PoLARIS, an AI-powered robotic laboratory built by the ...

Researchers have developed a digital laboratory (dLab) system that fully automates the material synthesis and structural, physical property evaluation of thin-film samples. With dLab, the team can ...

Machine-learning models can speed up the discovery of new materials by making predictions and suggesting experiments. But most models today only consider a few specific types of data or variables.

For years, armed robot dogs seemed like something out of a science fiction movie. Today, they are appearing in military demonstrations and field experiments around the world. Recent footage from China ...

Passengers disembarking at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport will soon be looking out their cabin windows to see human-shaped robots reaching into the cargo hold and piling the suitcases inside on carts. The ...

China’s Robot Olympics show how humanoid robots have evolved from college experiments into advanced machines competing in sports and real world tasks.

Once a curiosity organized by academic teams and hobbyists, China’s robot games have become a national showcase celebrated by ...

Curious robots learn language in half the time, and their unplanned play and grammar mistakes hint at how children master ...