Lego Mindstorms, the ultimate geek toy, gives you the opportunity to create Lego robots that think and act on their own. A dedicated and talented user community has produced dozens of alternate ...

Today’s robots aren’t rigid automatons built by a manufacturer solely to perform a single task faster than, cheaper than and, ideally, without much input from humans.

Know how to program robots? CEO says now's a great time to learn The open-source Robotic Operating System (ROS) just turned eight. Here's why you should get involved.

The NXT-G software lets users build programs for Lego Mindstorms NXT robots and then transfers the code via USB or Bluetooth from the computer to the robot.

Whether it's which tasks we can automate, the cost and time necessary for robot automation or how workers can contribute, the rise of easy-to-program robots forces us to rethink our assumptions ...

Some of my fondest memories date back to the early 90's when, at Interop in San Jose, a company called Epilogue demonstrated how the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) wasn't just for ...

Lego has announced a new Mindstorms Robot Inventor kit (its first in seven years) that teaches children how to build and design robots. The kit includes 949 pieces and instructions for five ...