We got a glimpse of the future on Friday courtesy of robotics, artificial intelligence, and some of the smartest young people in the Bay Area. NBC Bay Area business and tech reporter Scott Budman ...

“Rivet” is that kind of tour guide who is always helpful and never complains — even if she falls over, offering only a plaintive, “Help.” Since June, the diminutive wayfinding robot on wheels has been ...

For many people, the idea of robots lumbering around on two legs likely sounds like something out of science fiction or the far-flung future. But the researchers and engineers in the robotics fields ...

It is not hard to find popular depictions of robots in the future. What comes to my mind is Rosie the robot maid from the animated comic “The Jetsons.” Ever faithful and dependable, she is as much a ...