When NASA’s free-flying helpers on the International Space Station drifted into trouble, the solution did not come from a new thruster or a last-minute software patch. It came from a virtual copy of ...

Humanoid robots and the latest high-profile trend in the robotics industry. Although all sorts of other machines have been helping us perform daily tasks for decades now, bipedal metal creatures with ...

If you were among the countless young fans in the ’60s who dreamed of owning the robot from the classic TV show “Lost in Space,” you might experience a twinge of envy for Mike Joyce.

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