The computer scientist Christoph Salge is trying to circumvent the need for rules that guide robots’ behavior. His strategy: Give them a goal of making us more powerful.

Modern robots know how to sense their environment and respond to language, but what they don't know is often more important than what they do know. Teaching robots to ask for help is key to making ...

A look at how robot vacuums navigate your home and what data they store about you along the way.

This Robot Hand Taught Itself How to Grab Stuff Like a Human The system, developed by OpenAI, ends up “inventing” characteristic grasps that we humans already commonly use to handle objects ...

Robot vacuums are actually worth it if you understand their settings. As a pro robot vacuum tester, I've learned some tips to set them up for success.

So do robot lawn mowers work to cut grass? Yes, but so do scissors. Ensuring you get a properly sized robot lawn mower is the first step in getting back time lost to you manually mowing your yard.

Another important element of becoming robot-proof is what Aoun calls the “cognitive capacities” that include entrepreneurship, systems thinking and cultural agility.

Even sophisticated robots with self-emptying bins can get clogged from time to time, so no matter how fancy your robot vacuum is, you'll want to be sure to check its dirt-handling apparatus ...

In his new book, Robot-Proof: Higher Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, Northeastern University president Joseph Aoun, PhD ’82, says universities must rethink how they prepare ...

Humanoid robots have come on leaps and bounds in the last couple of years, but the grand promises of factories filled with ...

First, the robots came for the switchboard operators. Then, the chauffeurs. Now, it looks like the ink-stained journalist is next on the list. How do you make a robot that writes sentences? But ...

The robot vacuum you buy doesn't have to be the most advanced, but consider features like smart mapping, self-emptying, and mopping.