It has been tipped as the next big breakthrough out of Silicon Valley, but is it a scientific goal — or a marketing buzzword?

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. In the 18th and 19th centuries, a chess-playing automaton dubbed the Mechanical Turk mesmerised Europe’s ...

Audiences watched in awe as it defeated opponents across Europe. But behind the scenes, a skilled chess player hid in a cabinet, moving the pieces in secret. While everyone marvelled at the wooden ...

This is the amusing moment a robot faced off with an elderly man in a game of Chinese chess. Footage shows the pensioner, 90, ...

Robot Tried Chess, Typing, and Babysitting (Results May Vary) - YouTube In the demo video, Navrim deftly types 'Hello World' into a typewriter. You can also open and close the 3D printer case.

Chess News: Chess legend Susan Polgar appreciates Prime Minister Narendra Modi's encouragement of Indian chess talent. She recalls receiving a letter from him. Th ...

Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen, the world's No. 1-ranked player, suffered a major defeat on Sunday to current world champion Gukesh Dommaraju. After Dommaraju made his final move ...

The Unitree H1 is not a prototype but a commercially available, general-purpose humanoid robot. Standing 5.9 feet tall and weighing 104 pounds, it's designed to walk, run and even perform dynamic ...

Sports The World’s Greatest Chess Player’s Stunning Defeat, Explained Magnus Carlsen’s loss to Gukesh Dommaraju is rocking the chess world for multiple reasons.

The best robotic pool cleaners cost a pretty penny, but there are some worthwhile models out there for those on a budget. The Niya Sonar 30, while simple, offers a nice set of features for the ...

Chess News: Anna Muzychuk, Ukraine's top Grandmaster, secured the Norway Chess Women title. She remained unbeaten in classical games. Muzychuk amassed 16.5 points ...

Robots such as Boston Dynamic’s Atlas are remarkably capable – for relatively short amounts of time. Animals store energy in fat, which is extraordinarily energy dense: nearly 9 kilowatt-hours ...