Tech companies are collectively spending billions to turn the age old sci-fi trope of humanoid, general-purpose robots into ...

What do you get when you combine billion dollar hype, demo videos, and the ability to build robots which can’t even dust the shelf without neonatal care from humanbeings? A dump of regrets, and at ...

Humanoid robots have drawn renewed attention this year as companies such as Agility Robotics, Tesla, and Figure AI showcase machines walking, running, and handling warehouse tasks ...

Early humanoid deployments will often rely on teleoperation: humans controlling robots remotely to perform useful tasks while ...

Robots like Digit are a growing pursuit among robotics companies that are trying to bring humanoids into everyday life, and ...

Recent demonstrations and lawsuits over the strength of AI humanoid robots raise essential questions about safety standards.

Robot companies are racing toward a breakout year, but they'll have to confront some fundamental problems before making bigger promises. Jesse Orrall (he/him/his) is a Senior Video Producer for CNET.

SALEM, Ore. — In an office park opposite an Amazon warehouse, the robots are at work. A trio of six-foot-tall machines with ostrichlike legs and two jointed arms work in shifts, walking off a charging ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Journalist, analyst, author, podcaster. This Phantom humanoid robot by Foundation is working in a factory. Some of them, however, ...

The company behind ChatGPT is putting together a team capable of developing algorithms to control robots and appears to be hiring roboticists who work specifically on humanoids. The company has ...

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 ...