AFTER THE PANDEMIC, STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WERE ACCUSTOMED TO LEARNING REMOTELY. BUT FOR ONE STUDENT, FAIRFIELD WITH A RARE CHILDHOOD DISEASE, LEARNING FROM HOME BEGAN LONG BEFORE COVID. I MET THE ...

Aaron Phelps graduated high school after a lifelong battle with SMA. Facebook/@meri.strattonphelps A student in Northern California didn’t let a rare disease stop him from graduating high school, ...

With 2026 just about halfway over, a key opportunity is emerging for investors to optimize their portfolios for the remainder of the year. The S & P 500 is up almost 8% year to date, even as investors ...

Hyundai workers have voted overwhelmingly to authorise a strike, and for the first time robots are part of the fight. A Hyundai robot strike would test who controls the factory floor as humanoid ...

At Automate this week in Chicago, Vention Inc. is showcasing partnerships around software-defined automation. The company has expanded support for FANUC America industrial robots, and it has optimized ...

MR-X dual-arm robot debuts at Automate 2026 — Highest performing dual-arm robot lifting up to 70 lbs, with industrial speeds and compact footprint for deployment without cages. PLEASANTON, Calif., ...

A pilot program at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital is using robotic animals to bring joy and connection to patients with dementia. Hospital staff say the lifelike robotic cats, dogs and birds ...

A leading SCARA robot manufacturer is giving the automation industry its first look at a new collaborative robot platform while demonstrating how integrated solutions are making factory automation ...

At IO-AI Tech, a startup about 45 minutes north of downtown Shenzhen, China, I glimpsed a wacky new frontier of blue-collar work. Workers wearing the company's VR headsets, handheld controllers, and ...

Amazon upgraded Proteus with natural-language controls as part of a wider European robotics push involving STARK, Vulcan, and major investment. Amazon’s warehouse robots are starting to sound less ...

The company insists its robot investments are designed to support, not replace, warehouse workers. The company insists its robot investments are designed to support, not replace, warehouse workers.