The Chinese government is betting that robots will drive economic growth. But the bots can’t really do much yet.

Autonomous free-flying robots aboard the International Space Station (ISS) frequently lose their bearings. Without gravity to distinguish up from down, even precision sensors suffer from accumulating ...

Xiaomo delivers over 99% connection success, matches skilled worker cycle times, and detects wiring faults in real time to ...

In some sense, Mr. Brooks has only himself to blame. The current humanoid craze is “kind of his fault,” said Anthony Jules, ...

Foundation plans to build 50,000 Phantom humanoid robots for factories and the US military, blurring the line between industrial automation and warfare.

Step inside the Soft Robotics Lab at ETH Zurich, and you find yourself in a space that is part children's nursery, part ...

REX 2025 included Japanese and Chinese innovations and partnerships, as well as physical AI advances, says this strategic ...

A Chinese startup unveils a humanoid service robot built for real-world roles, blending social interaction, dexterous arms, ...

Elon Musk believes robots will be “the biggest product ever in history.” His Tesla robot Optimus can already climb stairs and ...

New Zealand faces a healthcare worker shortage and more need for carers. London-based robot designer Rich Walker talks about ...

Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), the world's largest maker of electric vehicle (EV) batteries, has started deploying ...

In the fiercely competitive global robotics industry, design has evolved beyond simple biomimicry. It now deeply integrates ...