Robotic systems are transforming industries worldwide, from manufacturing plants to healthcare facilities. However, the journey from concept to deployment is often fraught with design and ...

PITTSBURGH — When Don Hall was working on a robotic character for his Disney animation, "Big Hero 6," he visited NASA and other robotic research centers in search of a huggable robot. Who wants to ...

From humanoid robots at Tokyo airports to mecha-scale machines like ARCHAX, engineers are increasingly drawing on anime aesthetics and storytelling to guide real-world robotics design. These projects ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Directors of some of of the year’s most notable animated features talk about the design and inspiration behind key characters ...