Future humanoid robots will have ‘eyes looking down from near their crotch,’ expert says

Unitree Robotics has launched the R1, a remarkable humanoid robot capable of walking, running, dancing, cartwheeling, and even kung-fu kicks. It can also respond to voice commands and hold basic ...
PCMag

Meta Wants To Become the ‘Backbone’ of Humanoid Robots

Meta's chief technology officer Andrew Bosworth said robotics software could be an 'AR-sized bet,' following the company ...
PCMag

Humain Horizon Pro: The First Agentic AI PC Debuts at Snapdragon Summit

At Snapdragon Summit, a Saudi company teased a laptop running an agentic AI interface that replaces traditional apps and ...
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Can Optimus make America win the humanoid robot race? Here’s the verdict

While Optimus is not yet the American humanoid robot poster boy (Atlas still holds that title), it can certainly stir a pot, sweep, and vacuum. It can now open and close cabinets and curtains, tear a ...
IEEE

A Human-Centered Task Allocation and Scheduling Framework for Multi-Human-Multi-Robot Collaboration in Precision Agriculture Settings

Abstract: Human-multi-robot teaming in precision agriculture represents a promising approach to addressing labor shortages and managing the complexities of agricultural practices. An effective ...
Digi Times

SEMICON Taiwan 2025: Mirle debuts humanoid robot, targeting semiconductor smart manufacturing

A new player has joined Taiwan's humanoid robot supply chain, with leading automation system supplier Mirle teaming up with food giant I-Mei Foods and controller maker Syntec to form a new joint ...
IEEE

Kaiwu: A Multimodal Manipulation Dataset and Framework for Robot Learning and Human-Robot Interaction

Abstract: Cutting-edge robot learning techniques including foundation models and imitation learning from humans all pose huge demands on large-scale and high-quality datasets which constitute one of ...
The Verge

Meet R1, a Chinese tech giant’s rival to Tesla’s Optimus robot

The Ant Group’s humanoid robot serves shrimp as it enters the global race to build AI-powered robots. The Ant Group’s humanoid robot serves shrimp as it enters the global race to build AI-powered ...
PC Gamer

This humanoid robot is playing ping pong better than most amateur players I've seen

I tend to approach robot videos with a mild air of defeat and scepticism, in no small part because a lot of hype has been generated over what has turned out to be just choreographed movements in the ...
Android

Android May Soon Get an iOS-Inspired Volume Slider Redesign

Google is reportedly working on a new horizontal volume slider layout for Android. This new slider will be positioned at the top-centre of the screen when holding the device in landscape mode, similar ...
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Humanoid robots have full-on boxing match

Humanoid robots swapped workshops for the ring at the World Smart Industry Expo in Chongqing, sparring in padded gloves under the lights. The showcase, alongside elderly care bots and AI ...