Autonomous AI Agents Emerge as New Economic Participants in Markets

Autonomous AI agents are now trading financial markets, managing assets, and generating measurable economic value with minimal human oversight.

Autonomous AI agents are now trading financial markets, managing assets, and generating measurable economic value with minimal human oversight.

Japanese researchers created an interactive gummy robot in the lab—but it's not the snack sensation headlines suggest.

Campus delivery robots promised efficiency and innovation—but rising costs and winter weather forced another shutdown in Wisconsin.

Four-legged robots are stepping into utility infrastructure inspection, reaching hazards that drones cannot and replacing the slowest aspects of human crews.

A dedicated ocean robotics facility at URI expands automated marine research capabilities in harsh underwater environments.

Rather than allowing the instrument to become inert in orbit due to fuel depletion or component failure, robotic systems could perform refueling, replace...

Self-driving vehicles promise to reshape transportation, but a gap between technical readiness and regulatory clarity threatens to derail their rollout.

Waymo operates 70 times more robotaxi vehicles than Tesla, highlighting a vast gap in commercial readiness and market dominance.

Autonomous lawn mowers eliminate weekly mowing, but they work best on simple, flat yards without the messy setup demands marketing materials downplay.

Educational robotics companies are showcasing specialized platforms at international events to reach institutions building STEM programs.