An autonomous robot has been picking up buckets of food waste at Eastern Market as part of an international competition — all without a truck, idling engine or driver. Why it matters: The robot is ...

While I’ve often seen the robot ‘Atlas’ doing backflips, I never imagined I’d “wear” a robot. This is about “wearable robots (robots you wear),” temporarily overshadowed by the humanoid robot trend.

Recycling today kind of sucks. People are generally confused about what can be recycled and where. As a result, only about 32% of eligible waste actually gets recycled. It would be a lot easier if ...

E-waste has become a global problem. Unfortunately, the majority of discarded used technology, known as e-waste, is dumped or processed in unsafe conditions. Around 78% of electronic products aren’t ...