A robot that follows its owner like a pet, runs errands, and steps forward like a bodyguard to fend off threats is a ...

While it’s not the most advanced humanoid robot we’ve seen, its price — a little more than many flagship smartphones — makes ...

Since 2017, the Vespa-maker Piaggio's Fast Forward division has been exploring a unique way to cut down on car trips: Building robots that can follow you around and carry your stuff. We called its ...

When Amazon introduced its home robot Astro earlier this year, it first showcased the robot following behind a person. It's a simple idea that has captured people’s imaginations with depictions in ...

A company spun off from the maker of Vespa scooters wants robots to follow the leader. To that end, it has equipped a famous robot dog, Boston Dynamics' Spot, with proof-of-concept technology to ...

Robots and machines may soon be able to follow humans and other machines in industrial applications, thanks to a collaboration between the two companies. Over the course of two months, Trimble ...

A study from the Georgia Tech Research Institute shows that humans will obey a robot's directions in an emergency situation, even if the machine had previously made mistakes. Imagine driving along, ...

Anyone with an irrational fear of a pending robot uprising may want to look away, because they have just taken one more step towards autonomy. Piaggio Fast Forward (PFF) and Trimble have announced a ...