We need to start thinking of robots as a modern tool that we can optimally design for specific use cases rather than a panacea to solve every challenge.

That's one small step for Humanoid, or rather a short factory floor traversal. The UK-based robotics biz says it has completed a proof-of-concept test showing its rolling robot can be deployed in a ...

A humanoid robot has completed a live trial inside an automotive production facility, offering ...

Japan's GMO Internet Group Inc. has launched a research and development laboratory for humanoid robots at its headquarters in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward. The internet-related service provider hopes the ...

The dream of deploying humanoid robots in every home has created a new type of job. The only requirements are a head strap, a ...

As the world continues to debate the pros and cons and unintended consequences of the current round of sophisticated LLM-based AIs, the industry itself is content to plough on with its relentless ...

How close are we to the sci-fi vision of autonomous humanoid robots? I visited 11 companies in five Chinese cities to find out ...

A McDonald’s in the Chinese megacity of Shanghai is testing humanoid robots in roles usually the preserve of human workers, with other types of robots also let loose inside the restaurant to greet and ...

As soon as Andrej Karpathy saw a video of a China-made, lanky, futuristic humanoid robot in August, he was quick to express his excitement. “I want one. Or two. A few,” Karpathy said in a tweet, ...

A factory in China is developing hyper-realistic humanoid robots that could be used in psychotherapy and counselling. In the factory in China's northeastern coastal city of Dalian, neck-length ...

Amazon bought two robotics startups in one week. What does that acquisition spree signal for founders building in the ...