Chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude have experienced a meteoric rise in usage over the past three years because they can help you with a wide range of tasks. Whether you're writing Shakespearean sonnets, ...

Google's humanoids are now capable of carrying out complex, multi-step tasks using the newly released Gemini 1.5 model family.

DeepMind's updated Gemini Robotics models mark a shift from single-task machines to robots that plan multi-step missions.

Until now, AI agents have been software trapped inside the digital world. But Ian King says that just changed in a shocking ...

Fidget poppers are an example of "bistability," as the popped circles rest in one of two stable states. Purdue University researchers have taken this idea to its extreme, building robots that can be ...

Yet quietly, over the past three years, babies have been conceived — and at least 20 of them have been born — through clinical trials that involve automation with little to no human intervention. The ...

Construction robots have been around for a while, automating challenging tasks on job sites. The new kid on this block is called Charlotte, and it's billed as being autonomously capable of building a ...

When a robotics pioneer who has spent decades building humanoid machines recommends that you stand at least nine feet away from any full-sized walking robot, you should probably listen.

It wouldn’t be the eve of our AI Agenda Live conference without a midnight scoop! In case you missed it, check out last night’s story from Amir, Cory and me on OpenAI’s financials for the first half ...

Yudkowsky and Soares are calling for international treaties akin to those aiming to prevent nuclear war. And if diplomacy fails, they say, nations must be willing to back up their treaties with force, ...

Karen Panetta, an IEEE fellow and dean for graduate education at Tufts University, believes it is “essential” for humans to partner with AI to learn new information, while making sure context is ...

Two processors — thermoformer SAY Plastics and injection molder Intertech — share how investing in technology, engineering partnerships and continuous improvement helps them move from vendor to ...