Robots that can rapidly plan out their movements could accelerate factory automation—and help keep fragile humans safe.

As we begin 2016, we should embrace the automation technology that helps us move goods around the planet — and look forward to a future where robots make all our jobs less mundane.

A soft electroactive gel enables untethered robots to deform, grip, and move using only external electric fields, eliminating the need for internal wiring or circuitry.

Boston Dynamics' Atlas robot shows off its agility skills on a construction site, complete with a 540-degree flip.

Dexterity, creators of intelligent robots, today announced the availability of its full-stack, hardware-agnostic robotic systems.