More than 2,000 robots will compete this week in what many are calling a robot Olympics, as the second World Humanoid Robot Games open Saturday in the Chinese capital. A total of 2,056 robots from 666 teams will take...
Southwest Airlines, a major US airline, has banned 'human-like' and 'animal-like' robots from its flights, citing safety concerns tied to the lithium-ion batteries that power these devices. The Dallas-based carrier updated its safety guidelines to keep such robots out...
A Chinese robotics company has unveiled a Transformers-style piloted "mecha robot" that it describes as the first of its kind to be built for mass production.
Based in Hangzhou, Unitree Robotics introduced the GD01 on Tuesday as a commercially available...
Japan has unveiled what researchers describe as its first AI Buddhist monk robot, a humanoid machine designed to support Buddhist clergy as the country faces a shrinking population and a growing shortage of temple priests.
Kyoto University researchers presented the...
A humanoid robot capable of walking with 92% accuracy in mimicking human posture has drawn significant attention after its debut in China. The robot, named Moya, is being described by its developer as the world’s first biomimetic AI robot...
China opened the doors to what it called the world’s first humanoid robot games on Friday, launching a three-day international event aimed at showcasing the nation’s technological strength in robotics and artificial intelligence.
The competition brought together 280 teams from...
At Tesla's AI Day event in 2021, Elon Musk said he expected Tesla's humanoid robot, Optimus, to be available in factories by 2022. However, this never happened.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is known for making grandiose statements that are not...
Elon Musk took to social media to express his agreement with a fellow tech leader’s prediction that there will be about 1 billion humanoid robots on Earth in two decades.
Musk took to X, formerly Twitter, to concur with the...
Experts predict a future in which, by the year 2100, humans will reside in underground cities and be guided and mentored by artificial intelligence (AI). The advancements described below, both promising and challenging, offer a glimpse into what might...
Amazon is conducting trials with humanoid robots in their US warehouses to streamline operations and assist workers. The company claimed that this move aims to enhance productivity and provide employees with more opportunities to serve customers effectively.
Amazon's recent trials involve...
