The MIT machine, however, appears perfectly equipped for the task. With a soft-pronged gripper, external camera and force-sensing wrist cuff, the robot can both see and feel individual blocks in a ...

Jason Ballard's Austin-based startup, Icon, wants to solve the housing crisis by using a giant 3-D printer to construct entire homes in a matter of days--or even hours.Here's a look at the machine ...

Elon Musk sees advanced future with human-like machines At Tesla’s ‘We, Robot’ event, entrepreneur talks up latest in devices that can dance or water plants. By Brian Womack.