Robots and Robotics – Page 5

Tales of 19th-Century A.I.: Don’t Fall in Love With a Singing Robot

Now we fret about chatbots. An earlier age worried about automatons, the uncanny humanoid contraptions whose voices could trigger love or mania.

By Jason Farago

The start-up raised $400 million in a funding round with investments from the likes of Jeff Bezos, Thrive Capital and OpenAI.

By Michael J. de la Merced

An immersive article shows readers what a New York Times reporter has tracked for nearly a decade: Robot taxis still need human help.

By Cade Metz

A statue of Rappin’ Max Robot is bound for Paris. But first it’s making a stop in the Bronx.

By James Barron