Companies from around the world traveled to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this month to show off their latest tech. But one category always catches everyone's eye: robots. Ever since ...
AI’s concealed labor has repeatedly led us to overestimate the technology. Humanoid robots are entering a similar phase.
Humanoid robots are moving rapidly from research labs into homes, hospitals, warehouses and care facilities, promising tireless help and perfectly patient companionship. Yet as machines grow more ...
A new report from McKinsey paints a bold vision of an emerging partnership between humans and machines. But it makes too many flimsy assumptions. AI is expanding the productivity frontier. Realizing ...
What makes a robot truly intelligent? Is it the ability to solve complex equations in milliseconds or something more human-like—such as recognizing a misplaced object in a cluttered room or adapting ...
Last year, Norwegian-US tech company 1X announced a strange new product: "the world's first consumer-ready humanoid robot designed to transform life at home." ...
If machines ever fight a war against humans, it’ll probably be fought with modern weapons of war — bullets, bombs, and perhaps plasma weapons a la “The Terminator” — in a conflict, the robots will ...
Welcome to this week’s episode of “man-made horrors beyond human comprehension.” A humanoid robot named DeREK had what you might call a “moment” on the floor of a San Francisco robotics lab this week, ...
Humanoid robots stole the spotlight at China’s 2026 Spring Festival Gala with kung-fu moves, sparking awe and debate about the future.