Robot dogs are multiplying fast around the world, metamorphosing from amusing playthings to trusted companions deployed in a wide range of terrains from production plants to battlefields. The growing ...

Humanoid robots have been getting a lot of buzz this year. But quadrupeds — the mechanical “dogs” — are emerging as the true proving ground for embodied artificial intelligence. These four-legged ...

What if your childhood Tamagotchi could step off the screen and into the real world? Imagine a tiny robot, complete with blinking eyes and lifelike movements, responding to your voice and following ...

Called “Regular Animals,” this pack of $100,000 robotic dogs has metal bodies that are painted fleshy pink yet are outfitted with rubbery, realistic heads that look like Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and ...

Mike Sorrentino is a Senior Editor for Mobile, covering phones, texting apps and smartwatches -- obsessing about how we can make the most of them. Mike also keeps an eye out on the movie and toy ...

Part 1 of the TED Radio Hour episode "How taking a second look can change your everything" In communist Poland, the radio gave Agnieszka Pilat's family hope. Now, as an artist and techno-optimist, she ...

Children are naturally playful, but 'what' and 'how' they play is entirely up to you as a parent or guardian. Not all toys are the same; some make your child smarter and well-behaved, and some are ...

A group of engineering students at Texas A&M is experimenting with incorporating AI into emergency response through an ...

Mercedes’s newest factory companion has four legs and helps keep the plant making Sprinter vans running efficiently. If you’ve ever watched videos of a car factory, you likely know that robots play a ...

Spot, the four-legged robot from Boston Dynamics Inc., is perhaps best known for its viral dance routines to songs like “Uptown Funk.” But beyond its playful antics, Spot’s ability to climb stairs and ...