Harvesting the valuable materials locked away in this waste stream could generate some $95 billion in reusable resources.

Soft robots are more flexible than traditional machines and have the potential to squeeze into and explore more places. However, most of them need electronic components like circuit boards, valves and ...

Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robot has moved from a headline-grabbing concept to a serious engineering program—one that depends on a complex ...

Humanoid robots are quickly moving from sci-fi prototypes to real-world industrial tools, and Wall Street is paying attention. In a ...

After a decade of designing consumer electronics, Rob Lawson-Shanks couldn’t stop thinking about how many of the products he worked on would ultimately end up in landfills. “I started to realize I was ...

Robots are already performing real work, but look for more new technologies to add more robustness. Robots conjure up images of science-fiction wonders and horrors. Though they have yet to reach the ...

Manufacturing of electronic components including ICs and PCBs will account for 36% of collaborative robots to be deployed in Taiwan in the future, followed by metal working with 32%, retail logistics ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. When we ...