It’s been quite a year for humanoid robots, with all manner of increasingly advanced designs coming to our attention. The selections here focus more on physical movement than AI smarts, with the ...

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 ...

Underwater octopuses change their body color and texture in the blink of an eye to blend perfectly into their surroundings when evading predators or capturing prey. They transform their bodies to ...

Typical robot controllers assume firm ground, limiting their effectiveness in controlling robots on dynamic platforms such as trucks or ships. To address this limitation, we propose a reinforcement ...

The robot walked over 2.5 full marathons in China. One robot just walked its way into history. Chinese robotics company AgiBot has set a new world record for the longest distance walked by a humanoid ...

Deployment of robots into hazardous environments typically involves a “human–robot teaming” (HRT) paradigm, in which a human supervisor interacts with a remotely operating robot inside the hazardous ...

A new milestone in hospitality technology has emerged in China. The Shangri-La Traders Hotel at Shanghai Hongqiao Airport has officially deployed the humanoid service robot XMAN-R1, created by Keenon ...

Effective task allocation has become a critical challenge for multi-robot systems operating in dynamic environments like search and rescue. Traditional methods, often based on static data and ...

A first-of-its-kind medical robot is helping doctors at Nemours Children's Hospital perform spinal surgeries. Doctors at Nemours said this robot is making surgery faster and more precise, and it means ...