“Robots” came to life over the weekend as the launch of Fox’s CGI toon easily took the top spot with an estimated $36.5 million at 3,776 playdates. But moviegoers showed only moderate interest in ...

Despite the longevity of the robot concept, robotic butlers that roam our homes and relieve us from housework still seemed far from reality until very recently. Instead, the vast majority of robots ...

A future full of helpful robots, quietly going about their business and assisting humans in thousands of small ways, is one of technology’s most long-deferred promises. Only recently have robots ...