During a recent trip to Meta HQ, I took the opportunity to ask CTO Andrew Bosworth about its new robotics effort.

Unlike traditional industrial robots, humanoid robots are uniquely suited to operate in shipyards designed for human workers.

ABS and Persona AI inked an MOU to develop inspection technologies for Persona AI’s humanoid robot platform deployment in ...

Unitree’s G1 robot can take hits, falls, and shoves, then quickly get back on its feet thanks to Anti-Gravity mode.

One of the biggest hurdles in developing humanoid robots is the sheer amount of training data required. Teaching machines to act like humans demands massive video datasets. Collecting that data is ...

Having nailed the laundry — including loading the washer and later folding everything up — the Figure 02 humanoid robot is now taking on the task of loading the dishwasher. And it seems to have nailed ...

The inaugural World Humanoid Robot Games were held in Beijing earlier in the month. The event featured athletic challenges (such as track, football, and boxing), cognitive tests, and artistic ...

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The price tag is orders of magnitude cheaper than most robots in its class, which can run into tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars. Now China’s Unitree Robotics, best known for its nimble ...

Figure AI said it had raised more than $1 billion in a funding round that valued the company at $39 billion, making it one of ...

Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian security issues, and cross-strait ties between China and Taiwan. You ...

German humanoid robot brand Neura is one of the highlights of IFA 2025. During the show, the company previewed some of its latest innovations, including a humanoid robot called 4NE1 (pronounced "for ...