A Czech playwright introduced the word to English in the 1920s. But back then, it wasn't analogous to machinery. New ...

Katy has a BA in Humanities and Philosophy, with over 20 years of experience in online and print publishing. She was named the Association of British Science Writers' Editor of the Year in 2023. For ...

In a small motor engineering garage in Surrey in 1928, two men were hard at work creating what would become a futuristic global phenomenon. Captain WH Richards had a problem – as secretary of the ...

For Elon Musk, the future of Tesla isn't its global fleet of EVs. It's Optimus, the humanoid robot designed to help humans ...

In a historic first, humanoid robots ran alongside human participants in a half-marathon in Beijing, showcasing both the advancements and ongoing challenges within the robotics industry. What Happened ...

In the 1950s, as Isaac Asimov’s Foundation short stories were fixed up into his Foundation novels, the author was dabbling with a different sci-fi continuity altogether, the future history of robots.

These robots are more than meets the eye. If you've ever wanted to "roll out" like one of the Autobots from the hit media franchise "Transformers," you might be able to soon! The ride-able ...