The robotics industry has a consensus problem. Nearly every startup and major research lab training robots to handle objects has converged on the same method: ...

When Tesla demonstrated its humanoid robot Optimus at its autopilot technology showcase in Miami in early December 2025, it was a sensation, but not for the reasons the company hoped. Recorded at the ...

Amazon Blue Jay fails quickly but Vulcan ramps up automation with AI-driven arms detecting weight, shape, and precise object ...

Image courtesy by QUE.com Amazon has reportedly shut down its Blue Jay robotics initiative after roughly six months of active ...

First, though, the machines will have to learn how to pour water or carry soup, as a Chinese restaurant that replaced its wait staff with robots quickly learned. If we trusted this drone to get little ...

For the Human-Robot Interaction research community, the authors call for deeper engagement with labor sociology, urban studies, and policy analysis . Evaluating robots solely through metrics of task ...