If you want an easy project to complete in a day or so, or something to introduce kids to the world of robots and electronics, make this light-following robot your weekend project.

Winfield describes his robots as having a little bit of “common sense.” For the moment, robots can only use simulation theory of mind in relatively simple situations.

Making a robot is hard. Don't take my word for it, take the word of Stelian Coros, assistant professor of robotics at Carnegie Mellon University.

Engineers at Columbia University have created a robot that can learn to visually predict how it's partner robot will behave. The engineers say that the… ...

Technology Robots This robot ‘chef’ can follow video instructions to make a very simple salad It may not make it on 'Top Chef,' but the robot's learning abilities are still impressive. Andrew Paul ...

A team at Princeton Engineering connected these “bristle bots”—simple robots with vibrating motors and flexible legs—with a flexible polymer tether.

The robots are able to name places and share that information with other robots using simple sentences.

Fellas, you’re gonna want that cowbell. And what better way to get that cowbell than with an automatic cowbell-playing robot that uses simple components to create a musical experience like no other.

A University of Maryland robot taught itself how to make a salad by watching YouTube videos.

If you think robots are the stuff of science fiction, try telling that to the man who’s made a fortune building them. CNBC's Business Nation reports.