PLEASANTON, Calif. (KGO) -- In the first round of competition, Team USA and San Jose native Michael Connerton's robot literally destroyed his competition. His competitor tapped out and Connerton moves ...

Thanks to a successful crowdfunding campaign, the "Olympics of robots" is back, once more invading San Mateo, Calif. The event will later be released as a Web series and DVD. Journalist Bonnie Burton ...

While the weekend event demonstrated the mechanical strength and dexterity, as well as human-like problem solving of new-generation robots, many competitors were students and hobbyists without large ...