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As we stride further into the 21st century, the presence of humanoid robots in modern homes is not just a whimsical dream of science fiction; it is becoming an impending reality. The desire for more ...

Figure AI, a startup based in San Jose, California, has drawn attention in recent months for its sleek, humanlike black-and-gray robots doing basic tasks like folding laundry and putting away ...

Robots will play a growing role in caring for China's elderly, industry insiders say, as robotics firms move to tap into the country's expanding "silver economy." China, like the rest of East Asia, is ...

We tend to get fixated on realizing certain contraptions from science fiction, no matter how impractical. Flying cars. Jet packs. And now, humanoid robots. Yet few of these promised robots have ...

Tesla is developing a humanoid robot called Optimus. CEO Elon Musk said about 80% of Tesla's future value could come from Optimus. Musk teased Optimus V3 on X, calling it "sublime." For Elon Musk, the ...

I’ve been teaching robotics at the University of Washington for more than a decade. Every class begins with “robotics news of the week.” For years, humanoid robots appeared only occasionally—usually ...

Atlas, the humanoid robot famous for its parkour and dance routines, has recently begun demonstrating something altogether more subtle but also a lot more significant: It has learned to both walk and ...

I tend to approach robot videos with a mild air of defeat and scepticism, in no small part because a lot of hype has been generated over what has turned out to be just choreographed movements in the ...

The Ant Group’s humanoid robot serves shrimp as it enters the global race to build AI-powered robots. The Ant Group’s humanoid robot serves shrimp as it enters the global race to build AI-powered ...

Humanoid robots are poised to reshape manufacturing and warehousing operations due to their ability to perform very different tasks, low IT integration requirements and high levels of interaction with ...

Elon Musk gave Marc Benioff a demo of Tesla’s humanoid robot Optimus—and it’s clearly a work in progress. The Salesforce co-founder and CEO uploaded a video of the robot to social media website X on ...