The savvy marketers at Boston Dynamics produced two major robotics news cycles last week. The larger of the two was, naturally, the electric Atlas announcement. As I write this, the sub-40 second ...

If the thought of a two-legged robot chasing you down in the streets keeps you up at night, then you can sleep easy … for now. A droid named Cassie has set a Guinness World Record for the 100-meter ...

Announced amid a deluge of news at this week’s Delivering the Future event in Seattle was word that Amazon will begin testing Agility’s Digit in a move that could bring the bipedal robot to its ...

A bipedal robot named Cassie has established a Guinness World Record for the 100-meter dash. Despite not having the same level of lightning-quick speed as the best athletes in the world, it is a ...

TL;DR: In a groundbreaking event, 12,000 humans will race against bipedal robots in a long-distance competition where the use of wheels is prohibited. What's the point of creating a humanoid robot if ...

Beijing’s first robot-themed park debuted ahead of the Lunar New Year in the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area (Beijing E-Town), featuring humanoid robots, tea-serving robots, and ...

The April race isn't China's first brush with integrating humanoid robotics into sports. In a trial run last fall, Tiangong, a bipedal robot participated in the Beijing Yizhuang half-marathon. Beijing ...

As Amazon builds up its robotic workforce, we’re seeing everything from squat and goofy to humanoid and somewhat intimidating. The Amazon Astro (and its doomed Business version) putters around with a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I explore humans, technologies, and what’s next. Dec 01, 2025, 01:14pm EST As factories finalize 2026 budgets, a costly choice ...

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