Humanoid robots are moving rapidly from research labs into homes, hospitals, warehouses and care facilities, promising ...

For decades, engineers have been trying to create robots that look and act human. Now, rapid advances in artificial intelligence are taking humanoids from the lab to the factory floor. As fears grow ...

A robot face developed by researchers can now lip sync speech and songs after training on YouTube videos, using machine learning to connect audio directly to realistic lip and facial movements.

We look at the promise and peril of robots that look like humans. By Sam Sifton I am the host of this newsletter. Scientists and entrepreneurs are working tirelessly toward a strange goal: robots that ...

Robots that mimic humans are set to create a $5 trillion market. But it will take years and a lot of improvements to get there. Humanoid robots are expected to be deployed in factories and households ...

To match the lip movements with speech, they designed a "learning pipeline" to collect visual data from lip movements. An AI model uses this data for training, then generates reference points for ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. In an Indian town, workers fold towels while wearing cameras, providing data to teach AI robots how to move and ...

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Key Innovations Shaping the Robotics Landscape Robots aren’t just clunky machines anymore; they’re getting seriously smart. A ...

The most exciting robots at CES 2026 show how makers are closer to developing robots that not only look like humans, but can ...

Advancements Driving Robotic Capabilities Robots used to be pretty much stuck in factories, doing the same thing ...