Humanoid robots have been promised for decades, but most still look and move like machines. Ameca changes that, with a face and body language so nuanced that people instinctively treat it less like a ...

Shares in Chinese technology group Xpeng (XPEV) rocketed higher today after it launched the most human of humanoid robots. Unveiled today at the 2025 Xpeng tech day, the next-generation IRON humanoid ...

When Steven Spielberg took over directing A.I., he wanted to follow Stanley Kubrick's plan to use a real robot as the lead.

Elon Musk has recently touted an audacious vision for Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robot, positing that it could supplant most human surgeons within three years and surpass even the most elite ...

How we relate to humanoid robots matters. In the video below, Cleo Abram demonstrates what it was like to mistreat the Boston Dynamics Atlas robot. She was surprised by her emotional reaction. She ...

Automation is getting a little out of control these days. Recent advances in the world of robotics have unleashed autonomous bodegas, sock-puppet style robo-servants, and even AI-powered dinosaurs.

Editor’s Note: This is part of a series called Inside the Lab, which gives audiences a first-hand look at the research laboratories at the University of Chicago and the scholars who are tackling some ...