New books by William Alexander, Claire North and qntm examine new technologies and unexplored worlds with verve.

Tech companies are claiming machines more intelligent than us and capable of having their own agendas are just around the ...

Humanoid robots have long been a staple of science fiction, but there is now real progress being made. A range of new models made by or backed by the likes of Boston Dynamics, Tesla and OpenAI are ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover aerospace, astronomy & hosted The Cosmic Controversy Podcast. As the recent Worldcon 2025 Convention here in Seattle ...

Remember when robots were just science-fiction fantasies or clunky machines bolted to factory floors? That world is vanishing before our eyes. While you’ve been focused on generative AI and digital ...

Science fiction allows artists to speculate about the future through imaginative and technical concepts. But so often the prevailing vision of that future in popular culture tends toward the dystopian ...

Humanoid robots, once confined to science fiction, are transitioning into viable commercial entities due to advances in ...

Are you worried that AI-powered robots are going to steal our jobs and maybe kill us all? You aren’t alone. But it is time to play devil’s advocate with yourself and consider whether the opposite ...

Learn how humanoid robots use adaptive control and error recovery, helping teams handle tough tasks with fewer stoppages.

In a world where robotics are becoming an integral part of everyday life, we’re starting to see innovations that are as surprising as they are fascinating. Recently, researchers from Columbia ...

In a joint advance from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan, engineers have designed the smallest fully programmable autonomous robots ever built – ...