Despite decades of progress, most robots are still programmed for specific, repetitive tasks. They struggle with the unexpected and can't adapt to new situations without painstaking reprogramming. But ...

Researchers at EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) have created a robot elephant that can go bowling. The twinkle-trunked bot does have a vital purpose - showing how 3D-printing can be ...

While neurotic robots are a staple of science fiction — just think of C-3PO in Star Wars or Marvin in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy — they haven't really been a focus of research into how ...