David Pringle

Picture yourself infirm and elderly, and in need of some reliable, hands-on help with the basics of daily life. Now picture yourself with a robot helper. Would you trust it?

A robot swarm might sound like something from a sinister science fiction movie. But in the real world, a swarm of robots could do a lot of good. They could clear a beach of garbage, retrieve plastic from the ocean or build a habitable abode on Mars.

Swiss researchers visit a watch-making school, to teach robots to think like a craftsman

Artificial intelligence could transform our world. But first, ERC researchers are trying to answer the basic questions – about life and the universe – that AI poses

Governments and companies are pouring money into artificial intelligence, but it’s still an immature technology, say specialists at Science|Business conference

The Curious AI Company is developing systems that can respond to the unexpected