Today's robots are stuck—their bodies are usually closed systems that can neither grow nor self-repair, nor adapt to their environment. Now, scientists at Columbia University have developed robots ...

If you drive to work every day, odds are there's a pothole along your commute that's been irking you for months or even years. If road workers can't get around to fixing it, maybe robots will.

To join the CNBC Technology Executive Council, go to cnbccouncils.com/tec Artificial intelligence-enabled robots are helping repair, maintain and monitor the health ...

In a groundbreaking development, researchers have unveiled the impressive capabilities of the Aloha Unleashed project. This project, spearheaded by Stanford Ph.D. student Tony Z. Zhao and assistant ...

In a move that inches us just a little closer to the singularity, engineers have developed robots that can grow, self-repair, and morph by absorbing parts from other robots. They can also help their ...

The infrastructure that makes up the U.S. is, in some cases, flailing. More than a third (36%) of all U.S. bridges — nearly 222,000 spans — require major repair work or replacement, according to ...