Field: Robotics

These tiny, robotic machines can deliver drugs directly to infected cells, and they're changing the future of medicine.

The issue with completely taking humans out of warfare? Our ability to feel and evaluate complex situations, using human judgement and moral understanding, is not something an artificial intelligence can easily learn.

Sending construction robots into outer space will help pave the way for human exploration, but there are some real challenges that lie ahead.

Beyond the brains of even the most intelligent human beings lies artificial superintelligence, which could pose serious threats to the human race. Nick Bostrom is attempting to fathom the unfathomable so we can be ready.

An ever-increasing number of robots in the workplace may force us to change our perception of the sort of work we deem worthy of human minds and hands. Instead of stealing our jobs, think of robots as taking on the duties nobody really wants, anyway.

Meet the classroom assistant of the future, a robot for autism therapy that’s teaching special needs students about empathy and emotions.

Meet BUDDY, an advanced robot designed with an expressive face and gentle voice. With human-like emotions and different moods, BUDDY has the ability to care for the elderly and his human companions.

These robots can lift heavy objects, crawl through rugged terrain, and climb challenging structures to save lives. But search and rescue robots won’t be rendering human first responders obsolete anytime soon. They’re designed to assist and protect them from unnecessary harm.

From the "cobots" that could steal your job to the cuter, emotional robots already living in our homes, this series provides an in-depth look at what’s to come in the not-too-distant future of robotic technology.

According to OSHA, one in five workplace deaths in 2017 were in construction. Can nail gun drones help save lives?

Meet the group of medical professionals that’s delivering babies from robots to prepare for real-life emergencies in the hospital room.

Alec McMorris is testing one of the world’s most advanced prosthetics - an AI powered bionic leg.

"There's a deep, deep relationship between the functionality of the device and a person's identity of what their body is."

What can lift 500 pounds in each hand, walk for miles and miles with a heavy load, or leap over obstacles in a single bound? Humans - with the help of wearable robotics.

How do you bounce back from a life-changing car accident? Adam Gorlitsky decided he would break a world record.

Exoskeletons aren't just science fiction anymore. Wearable robots are helping kids with cerebral palsy walk.

Robots can make hundreds of tiny copies of your organs, allowing doctors to test many different treatments at the...

Believe it or not, there's a good reason this robot snake exists

Nation of Artists and Freethink are proud to partner with Aflac, Sproutel and Carol Cone On Purpose for the launch...

Since the dawn of the industrial revolution, fear of automation has been on the rise. From weaving machines to cars...

Robert is paralyzed. But thanks to a robotic exoskeleton, he can walk again.

Could exoskeletons help us do our jobs? Should we actually be afraid of robots taking our jobs? These are the...

Part Wheelchair. Part Robot. Is this the future of accessibility?