Robot

A giant robotic arm loads pallets full of chainsaws prepared for shipping at the Stihl Inc. production plant in Virginia Beach, Va.

The Italian job: Part II

Authors examine in “Reshoring may create new job opportunities, although primarily for workers whose skills are complementary to robots,” how automation shifts the material realities and, in turn, the political preferences, of workers.

Workers wash and dry chopped lettuce at a Taylor Farms processing plant in Salinas, California on September 10, 2019. In recent years, the company has started incorporating automation in its facility.

How immigrant workers are preparing for automation in agriculture

Global Nation Education
A man, left, takes a photo of a colorful robot that is also working as waitstaff in a restaurant.

A new book suggests AI and robots will take jobs — but make the world better

Technology
“The Robots of Dawn,” by Isaac Asimov

The sci-fi sex scene that changed my life

robot

In Finnish experiment, robots teach language and math classes

Education
Sophia, a robot integrating the latest technologies and artificial intelligence developed by Hanson Robotics is pictured during a presentation at the "AI for Good" Global Summit at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in Geneva, Switzerland Jun

Saudi Arabia has a new citizen: Sophia the robot. But what does that even mean?

Technology

Last week, during a high-profile financial summit in Riyadh, a robot called Sophia was granted Saudi citizenship. A publicity stunt, according to some analysts, but what does it actually mean to give a robot citizenship?

Phone screen

The science of engineering touch

Lifestyle

Haptics are already at your fingertips — they’re the cutting edge of virtual reality and robotics technology.

Automation

Meet LoweBot, a customer-service robot here to give you ‘superpowers’

Jobs

On the floor of this big-box home improvement store in east San Jose, shoppers can interact with a white plastic pillar that is touchscreen-enabled and speaks directly to users.

Computer components.

Should artificial intelligence be used in science publishing?

Science

New technologies could make the scientific review process more objective and accurate — but some worry about the risks of letting computers determine what gets published.

Apples!

This new material for a breakthrough temperature sensor comes from a surprising and natural source

Technology

Scientists think the transparent new film could be really, really useful in artificial skin.