Animal-like, four-legged robots have been a crowd-pleaser since Boston Dynamics’ BigDog, and Stanford’s Doggo shows how the technology can be made open source, accessible and educational. Doggo’s ...

STANFORD -- A robot created at Stanford University is diving down to shipwrecks and sunken planes in a way that humans can't. Known as OceanOneK, the robot allows its operators to feel like they're ...

Engineers at Stanford have developed motorized exoskeletons that can be strapped to a user’s legs to make running easier. In its current form it might not be something you’d wear down to the park for ...

One big area of focus for robotics researchers is soft robots that are more appropriate for working directly with humans. Researchers from Stanford University have developed a new kind of soft robot ...

SERVICES AND PERMANENTLY OFF THE STREETS. STUDENTS AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY ARE BUILDING AND TESTING ROBOTS THAT COULD ONE DAY HELP US OUT AT HOME. THEY ARE PROGRAMING THESE ROBOTS TO HELP WITH EVERYDAY ...

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 ...

STANFORD, Calif. (KABC) -- One California hospital is putting a smile on children's faces in an innovative way - through the power of robotic puppies. Stanford University's robotics students are ...

Stanford University's robotic wonder "Stanley" is a software-and-sensors powered Volkswagen that drove autonomously for 136 desert miles to win the landmark Grand Challenge last fall. Not to be ...

Fendorf’s research is focused on how wildfires affect the chemical composition of metals in soils. These changes have implications for air quality, water safety, and plant health. His team’s findings ...

PALO ALTO, Calif. (KGO) -- If you're lucky enough to score a diving trip to Costa Rica, who wouldn't snap a few pictures or take a few videos. But a team of student researchers from Stanford's ...

In the future, a caregiving machine might gently lift an elderly person out of bed in the morning and help them get dressed. A cleaning bot could trundle through a child’s room, picking up scattered ...