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.

Apple doesn't build robots or drones, but now you can use its software to program them. On Thursday, Apple announced that, starting June 5, its increasingly popular iPad-based programming app ...

When you think about robotics, Freescale Semiconductor probably isn't the first company to come to mind -- but they're hoping that will soon change. The company, which began its life as a division ...

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 ...

PyRobot could simplify the way researchers program their machines, and could even make it easier for non-robotics types to jump into the field.

In a sea of coding-for-kids products, an update to Anki’s holiday-shopping darling, Cozmo the robot, may have one of the best chances of success. Read on.

If you want to do X, you go to that app store I was talking about and download a program for that robot made by a developer.

Vortex is an interactive robot toy which aims to be fun for children to play with, while teaching them to program. Currently looking for funding on Kickstarter, the Arduino-based bot comes ready ...

A Robot Educator feature came in handy when we got in a bind. It shows how to build the robots and provides animations of what the robots do in response to program steps.