Tech companies are collectively spending billions to turn the age old sci-fi trope of humanoid, general-purpose robots into reality. So far, that momentous effort has mostly produced staged ...
Humans are desperate to put the robots to work. The only problem is, the robots don’t “work” to any degree. These humanoid ...
For decades, engineers have been trying to create robots that look and act human. Now, rapid advances in artificial ...
You are being promised safer plants, steadier output, and eventually cheaper vehicles, but the same strategy also ...
In the humanoid robot competition, the US and China stand out as the two leading forces. Jonathan Hurst, co-founder of US-based humanoid robotics startup Agility Robotics, recently shared his views on ...
Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robots still need plenty of help from a human teleoperator who’s hidden from view. During a flashy event on a Hollywood movie studio lot in October 2024, for instance, an army ...
This striking humanoid robot is the R1 from Robbyant, a company owned by Chinese tech giant Ant Group. The allure of humanoid robots is their versatility – you can imagine them doing any job that a ...
As AI’s promises are replaced by enterprise reality, another hyped technology stomps into view. So, what is the real story behind industrial robotics, service robots, and humanoid machines? The ...