Many decades ago, IBM engineers developed the typeball. This semi-spherical hunk of metal would become the heart of the Selectric typewriter line. [James Brown] has now leveraged that very concept to ...

Friday marks the first day of the San Mateo County Fair, which opens with eating contests, carnival rides and concerts. New ...

Meet Ameca. The humanoid robot made an appearance at the San Mateo County Fair on Saturday. Ameca's abilities include facial ...

A robot dog that talks back may sound like a novelty. In this case, it is meant to solve a practical problem: guide dogs can lead, but they cannot explain. That gap is what researchers at Binghamton ...

EU researchers are testing a robot that can have basic conversations in busy surroundings, with the idea of assisting people arriving at hospitals. A hospital in central Paris has had an unexpected ...

Guide dogs are incredible, but they can’t tell you “there’s a long corridor ahead with a door at the end.” Now researchers at SUNY Binghamton have cracked that code. Their robotic guide dog doesn’t ...