Robots

Touching robots in what humans think of as intimate places arouses emotions in people, but they're not what you think — the resulting feelings are mostly ones of discomfort, researchers say.

A team of teensy robots that take a page from gecko feet has managed to tug a car that weighs 3,900 lbs. (1,769 kilograms)

Robots that mimic the way cockroaches can scuttle through teeny-tiny cracks might one day help first responders locate and rescue disaster victims trapped in debris, researchers say.

A new robot salamander has been designed by mimicking nature, and it can both swim, walk and turn.

There's a new soft and squishy robot in town, and it's ready for some serious underwater business.

Move over grownups, this year's consumer electronics show is all about tech for kids.

In 2015, it was a good year to be a robot. But next year might be even better.

If Spider-Man had a robot sidekick, this would be it.

Things got pretty weird this year.

Robots are already in space and benefiting humans, NASA says, even though (so far) we don't have trusty R2-D2s by our side bleeping comments and questions.

The force is strong with this one.

Leonardo da Vinci showed up at a robotics exhibit in Japan last week.

These torch-wielding robots might be the new face of manufacturing.

A four-legged robot with serious athletic endurance recently walked its way right into the history books.

Jazz-playing computers and robots could soon yield clues about how to help people collaborate with machines, researchers say.

Highly efficient robots on wheels could soon be hauling trash in a neighborhood near you.