Assembling IKEA furniture is perhaps not the most popular of past times, but homemakers could soon gain a helping hand from a dexterous new robot. Developed at the Nanyang Technological University ...

Anyone who's bought furniture at Ikea knows that making your way through the mazelike store without overspending is just half the battle. Once you get home, you face the daunting task of assembling ...

Look, robots and artificial intelligence (AI) get a bad rap, from all the fuss around them taking over our jobs, to rising up and overthrowing humans. But some folks may rethink their positions after ...

An unexpectedly heavy cardboard box, filled with flat-packed formations. Seemingly superfluous pieces of particle board. A madness-inducing number of screws, nails, and washers, plus the lingering ...

Making IKEA furniture is frustrating. Soon, robots may be able to do it for you. Scientists at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore made a robot that read the instructions for an IKEA chair ...

Plant-based meatballs, lots of walking and the puzzle of putting furniture together. Is shopping at IKEA good for your health? (Illustration: Liliana Penagos for Yahoo News) Last week I flew to ...

James Vincent is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. It can be difficult to keep track of the progress being made in robotics, but one useful (if ...