BEIJING — It was not even close as a bright red Chinese humanoid named “Lightning” lived up to its name in a half-marathon pitting humans against robots, smoking its competition on Sunday

On the morning of April 19, 2026, a bipedal humanoid robot built by Chinese tech company Honor crossed the finish line of a half-marathon in Beijing’s Economic-Technological Development Area, known as E-Town,

“I hate this!” That’s how Jude from Oregon reacted to my newsletter last week about Abi, the AI-powered companion robot that has been deployed in some senior care facilities to reduce isolation.

The company, which deploys AI-guided robot arms for food production, says it is looking to expand its services to provide for a broader array of customers.

The latest boom in robotics represents a revolution in the way machines have learned to interact with the world.

Technology delivers on its promise when nurses are empowered, says this innovation leader. While new technologies like AI and wearables are becoming more prevalent in nursing, robotics is still on the precipice. As robotics technology enters the healthcare ...

The new model, called π0.7, represents what the company describes as an early but meaningful step toward the long-sought goal of a general-purpose robot brain.

A long-lost George Méliès depicts exactly the kind of human-robot interaction you don't want to see.