Picture a robot. What comes to mind? Perhaps a droid from Star Wars or The Jetsons: a machine that can move, speak and perform tasks all by itself. Or maybe your imagination jumps to humanoid robots à ...

China’s PLA demonstrated a motion-controlled combat robot that mirrors an operator’s movements, highlighting its push for teleoperated systems.

Learn how humanoid robots use adaptive control and error recovery, helping teams handle tough tasks with fewer stoppages.

Robots are showing up in more places than ever before. From hospitals to homes, workplaces to classrooms, machines with artificial intelligence are becoming part of everyday life. But even as they ...

This robot surrogate was presented at the 2025 World Robot Conference in Beijing, revealing a full-sized humanoid that can replicate the entire process, from conception to delivery. It sounds ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. We often imagine robots in spotless factories or research labs—perfectly calibrated, humming ...

Humanoid robots have drawn renewed attention this year as companies such as Agility Robotics, Tesla, and Figure AI showcase machines walking, running, and handling warehouse tasks ...

What’s keeping them off the street is a challenge robotics researchers have circled for decades. Building robots is easier than making them function in the real world. A robot can repeat a TikTok ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. In an Indian town, workers fold towels while wearing cameras, providing data to teach AI robots how to move and ...

In two new papers, UC Berkeley roboticist Ken Goldberg explains why robots are not gaining real-world skills as quickly as AI chatbots are gaining language fluency. UC Berkeley News spoke with ...

After Art Cartwright took his robot, Zion, outside for the very first time to stretch its legs, it explored the street at a leisurely pace. Then it started to run. A woman driving past recorded the ...