JPMorgan analysts highlighted the accelerating commercialization of humanoid robotics in a Thursday research note, identifying Chinese companies as primary beneficiaries of the emerging market, ...

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 ...

Chinese humanoid robotics company Ubtech Robotics has secured a US$1 billion strategic partnership with Infini Capital, highlighting rising international interest in China's fast-growing humanoid ...

With jerky determination, robots played soccer, wowed children with shadow-boxing skills and shot arrows on Monday at the birthplace of the Olympic Games. As they shuffled and occasionally froze for a ...

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece — With jerky determination, robots played soccer, wowed children with shadowboxing skills and shot arrows earlier this month at the birthplace of the Olympic Games. As they ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Jonathan Reichental covers technology in business and society. Toy versions of the popular droids R2-D2 and BB-8, part of the ...

Taiwan is emerging as a new battleground for humanoid robotics, with Shenzhen-based Ubtech Robotics Inc. and Dobot Robotics entering the market through local distributor Aurotek Corp. They join ...

In mid-August, Beijing’s National Speed Skating Oval – the “Ice Ribbon” built for the 2022 Winter Olympics – hosted a new kind of sporting event. For four days, more than 500 humanoid robots from 16 ...

The recently concluded Humanoid Robot Games, a three-day event in Beijing, brought together over 500 humanoid robots, built by 192 universities and 88 private companies, representing 280 teams from 16 ...

John McCormick receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Robots come in a vast array of shapes and sizes. By definition, they’re machines that perform automatic tasks and can be operated ...