Mitsubishi Electric Corp. is backing construction-tech startup Akari Inc., the latest in a sector-wide quest for knowhow to fully automate factories and train robots to react to different situations.

What is new about the electric Atlas? Atlas 2.0 surpasses its predecessors in strength and versatility. Unlike the last-generation hydraulic Atlas (HD Atlas), which could already lift and maneuver heavy, irregular objects, the new Atlas features even ...

The world’s first full-size purely-electric running robot, Tiangong from China, has gone open source. The move aims to boost secondary development and speed up the robots' integration into daily life. Tiangong, developed by the state-backed Beijing ...

If there's one task nearly every robot movie seeks to accomplish, it's exploring humans' relationships with new and advancing technologies. But most of these films look to the future, placing cyborg cops and uncanny humanoids in a cinematic exaggeration of ...

In the world of robotics, there’s always something new on the horizon, but Mitsubishi Electric has really turned heads this time. Its robot, TOKUFASTbot, which you might find on a regular day carefully wiring motors, has just stepped into the spotlight ...

If you see an electric robot roaming around the office, don’t be alarmed. It could just be DAL-e, Hyundai’s new electric delivery robot that can easily carry around 16 cups of coffee. Hyundai and Kia unveiled the new DAL-e electric robot, which can ...

Boston Dynamics recently announced the retirement of its first-generation hydraulic Atlas robot and introduced a new, fully electric version designed for real-world applications. This transition marks a significant step in the evolution of humanoid robots.

A Mitsubishi Electric robot that normally positions wires in motors for appliances like air conditioners has solved the Rubik’s Cube puzzle at a blistering speed, setting a new Guinness World Record in the process. For those who aren’t old enough to ...