1X, robotic startup backed by OpenAI, receives $100M in funding

1X Technologies has deployed one AI android for enterprises and plans to bring another to homes…

Making life friendlier with personal robots

“As a child, I wished for a robot that would explain others’ emotions to me” says…

The hub of the local robotics industry

The MIT spinout Ori attracted a lot of attention when it unveiled its shapeshifting furniture prototypes…

MIT’s FutureMakers programs help kids get their minds around — and hands on — AI

As she was looking for a camp last summer, Yabesra Ewnetu, who’d just finished eighth grade,…

Cynthia Breazeal named senior associate dean for open learning

Cynthia Breazeal has joined MIT Open Learning as senior associate dean, beginning in the Fall 2021…

Study: As a population gets older, automation accelerates

You might think robots and other forms of workplace automation gain traction due to intrinsic advances…