Researchers have developed a new scale to measure how human-like robots appear, identifying four key qualities: appearance, emotional capacity, social intelligence, and self-understanding.

By Stephen Beech via SWNS The fastest-ever swimming soft robot has been inspired by manta rays. A team of American ...

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MagicLab's humanoid robots, deployed in a factory, perform tasks like inspection, material handling, and work together in ...

China has taken a significant step in robotics by open-sourcing "Tiangong," the world’s first full-sized ... robotics, body ...

The team had improved the running efficiency in advance and thus set the record of having developed the first robot dog to complete a full marathon ... robot dog's artificial intelligence (AI ...

This breakthrough in imitation learning for surgical robots means that robots no longer need to be programmed with each individual movement required in a medical procedure. Instead, they can learn by ...

The AI-powered massage robot Aescape has arrived in Los Angeles. It performs a 3D scan of your body to deliver a customizable massage. Its purpose, says its creator, is “bringing personalized ...

The robot “jailbreaks” highlight a broader risk that is likely to grow as AI models become increasingly used as a way for humans to interact with physical systems, or to enable AI agents ...

Explore cutting-edge robots like AMECA, Atlas, and Optimus in our review of 2024’s top 10 most innovative humanoids.

The robot can learn from each shot and adjust its shooting parameters accordingly; in 2019, it set a free-throw record of ...

US companies are reshoring manufacturing due to rising Chinese wages, IP concerns, and supply chain resilience, with humanoid robots like Figure AI playing a pivotal role. Nvidia Corporation's ...