When a robotics pioneer who has spent decades building humanoid machines recommends that you stand at least nine feet away from any full-size walking robot, you should probably listen. “My advice to ...

You don’t really need to know anything about the plot of the new kids’ flick, Robots, to predict what it’s about. Its story is as unimaginative as its title–a likable, cutely named robot, Rodney ...

Rodney Brooks, the roboticist who co-founded iRobot, has issued a warning: The vision of humanoid robots as catchall assistants is “pure fantasy thinking”. This comes as investors pour billions into ...

While investors are busy pouring billions of dollars into humanoid robots, an MIT roboticist who has been making robots for three decades claims they are wasting their money. Rodney Brooks, the ...

Famed roboticist and iRobot founder Rodney Brooks has sounded the alarm on a humanoid robot investment bubble. He’s not the only one. In a recent essay, Brooks calls out the billions of venture ...

Ars Technica has been separating the signal from the noise for over 25 years. With our unique combination of technical savvy and wide-ranging interest in the technological arts and sciences, Ars is ...