Czech playwright Karel Capek coined the word “robot” in his seminal 1920 work, “Rossum’s Universal Robots.” In this dark piece of sci-fi, the term described flesh-and-blood laborers made from organic ...

With a view to one day helping people with impaired mobility, scientists at Stanford University have been toiling away on an ankle exoskeleton designed to make walking easier. The group has just ...

Bipedal robots could explore Mars one day. But first they're teaching scientists at Caltech's Amber Lab important lessons about helping humans here on Earth. Lexy was a producer and on-air presenter ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gillette Children's Gait and Motion Lab is using innovative animation technology to make therapy fun for kids. FOX 9'S Leah Beno ...