Industrial robot crushes worker to death as he checks its operation

Authorities say he was grabbed and pressed against a conveyor belt by the machine's robotic arms in a vegetable packing plant.

• Nov 9, 2023

Restaurant chain Sweetgreen testing salad-making robots

Robots, which can serve up salads faster than humans, are helping Sweetgreen save on labor costs.

• Oct 17, 2023

New robot hand helps deaf-blind community communicate independently

Tatum Robotics is developing a robot hand to be the first independent communication tool for the deaf-blind community.

• Sep 26, 2023

See the humanoid robot set to enter the workplace

The "iPhone of robots" could soon work alongside humans in warehouses and manufacturing plants, according to electronics maker Apptronik.

• Sep 6, 2023

Midwest becomes manufacturing robot hub

Automation is becoming a part of more American workplaces, particularly in manufacturing. But the impact is not even across the country, according to a study from the National Bureau of Economic Research. CBS News' Elaine Quijano explains how the Midwest became a hub for manufacturing robots.

• Aug 25, 2023

Deep sea debate

One company claims its underwater AI-driven robot can harvest valuable metals without destroying the sensitive marine ecosystem. Senior National and Environmental Correspondent Ben Tracy reports.

• Jul 28, 2023

California library uses robots to help kids with autism learn and connect

The robots in the Santa Ana Public Library have been specially programmed to help communicate with kids with autism.

• Jul 1, 2023

How a robot fish "as silent as a spy" could help advance ocean science

There's a new creature lurking in the ocean — and it could help save marine life as a whole. It's a fish named Belle, a robotic instrument "as silent as a spy" that uses AI and DNA to help researchers protect "the lifeblood of Earth."

• Jun 29, 2023

How a silent robot fish could help ocean researchers

A robot fish named Belle could be the "spy on the marine life" that researchers have been looking for.

• Jun 28, 2023

Snake-like NASA robot in development to search for life in space

The Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor (EELS) could take ocean world research to the next level with "deeper exploration into areas that were once unattainable."

• May 8, 2023

Are robot waiters coming to a restaurant near you?

Sales of robotic servers have been growing rapidly, with tens of thousands now gliding through dining rooms worldwide.

• Apr 6, 2023

Texas program studies human-robot interactions

Can robots and humans coexist? Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin are trying to find out by studying the interactions between humans and robots. Omar Villafranca takes a look.

• Feb 9, 2023

Can robots and humans coexist? Texas researchers want to find out.

Scientists are deploying robots on the campus of University of Texas at Austin to see how they interact with the community.

• Feb 9, 2023

Tennessee students create robotic hand for new classmate

"I never expected it. Like, never in a million years," 15-year-old Sergio Peralta told CBS News.

• Jan 25, 2023

Humanoid robot has new tricks

This humanoid robot from Boston Dynamics showed off how it can move, pick up and lift objects of different sizes across obstacles — as well as perform a 540-degree flip.

• Jan 20, 2023

Robots take on marble sculptures

For centuries, the town of Carrara's prosperity has depended on artists. Its famed Tuscan marble quarries supplied artists like Michelangelo, Canova and Bernini with the finest material for their sculptures. Today, robots are being used to create modern-day works. Chris Livesay has more.

• Jan 3, 2023

Could robots do the work of master marble sculptors?

Contemporary artists disagree over the use of robots as creators, and even the human behind "1L" admits the human touch "makes the difference."

• Jan 3, 2023