GUANGZHOU, July 8 (Xinhua) -- During recent visits to robotics enterprises and labs in southern China, I encountered a number of scenes straight out of sci-fi: a dancing robot barely chest-high ...

Google's parent is infusing robots with artificial intelligence so they can help with tasks like lending a supporting arm to the elderly, or sorting trash.

"We have made the difficult decision to discontinue manufacturing medical devices and will no longer be supporting them going ...

Alphabet’s Moonshot Factory detailed a project to build “Everyday Robots” two years ago. Today it gave an update on how it has progressed towards building autonomous machines and real-world ...

Alphabet has launched its latest X moonshot company, Intrinsic, with the goal of making industrial robots more practical for many people.

Moonshot projects like Everyday Robots have panned out for Alphabet in the past, with Google Fiber and Nest thermostats being the most prominent examples.

Even the robots don’t have job security at Google parent Alphabet. The tech giant pulled the plug on high-priced automatons — which separated trash and squeegeed cafeteria tables — created ...

Certainly Alphabet has the capital and ability to attract talent to make some headway there, even if there are a number of competitors who have a head start. Though Intrinsic isn't exactly brand ...

For more than five years, a team has been developing and testing control software under Alphabet's X moonshot factory, aimed at making industrial robots smarter and easier to use. Now the project ...

After a series of attempts at robotics, Alphabet has revealed that it is building robots that could help humans with ordinary tasks in their everyday environment.

Alphabet has started up a new robotics company, Intrinsic, with Google's parent firm looking to make smarter industrial 'bots. The announcement comes shortly after Alphabet sold Boston Dynamics ...

Alphabet’s public-facing history with robotics has, thus far, been a spotty one. Most notably, Google X’s big acquisition push culminated in its selling Boston Dynamics to SoftBank (who eventually ...