Investors are pouring billions into companies pitching humanoid robots, but functional versions are decades away.

China has taken a significant leap in robotics by unveiling a humanoid robot capable of blinking and reacting with human-like ...

Roomba maker iRobot cofounder Rodney Brooks argued that Musk's vision of an Optimus robot-filled future is "pure fantasy ...

Figure just revealed a new humanoid model designed to help in the home or office. Check out the uncanny video.

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 ...

Chinese humanoid robot company, Aheadform, has posted a video of one of its more realistic inventions that viewers are describing as “chilling” and “creepy.” In a separate case in 2022, Google fired ...

Its journey was cut short in Philadelphia 10 years ago, but its legacy was commemorated this October — and could continue to ...

A Czech playwright introduced the word to English in the 1920s. But back then, it wasn't analogous to machinery. New ...

Matt Carney was good at building robots — he just didn’t want to. While earning his PhD at MIT, he’d spent years studying mechanical engineering and biomechatronics in service of developing bionic ...

From left, engineering professor Morteza Lahijanian and graduate student Karan Muvvala watch as a robotic arm completes a task using wooden blocks. Imagine for a moment that you’re in an auto factory.

Imagine for a moment that you're in an auto factory. A robot and a human are working next to each other on the production line. The robot is busy rapidly assembling car doors while the human runs ...