A Tesla Optimus robot took a tumble during a recent demo, and its virality is emblematic of deep-seated scepticism over AI ...

It’s been quite a year for humanoid robots, with all manner of increasingly advanced designs coming to our attention. The ...

In the latest episode of What the Future, we run down the best highlights and fails from the first World Humanoid Robot Games held last week in China. Jesse Orrall (he/him/his) is a Senior Video ...

It strode out on stage to the Rocky soundtrack, but Russia’s first humanoid robot did not impress once it got on stage. After taking only a few shaky steps and then trying to wave, it faceplanted ...

It appears that robot boxing is not yet ready for prime time, unless it is intended to be a comedy show. Honestly, when one robot is a preening pacifist, and the other an idiot, the boxing is more fun ...

First, though, the machines will have to learn how to pour water or carry soup, as a Chinese restaurant that replaced its wait staff with robots quickly learned. If we trusted this drone to get little ...

Robot fails are almost a given at technology trade shows, and this year's CES is no exception. As LG unveiled its lineup of smart appliances, executive David VanderWaal quickly lost rapport with his ...

One of the most significant insights from the study is that roboticists must engage both technically and physically with ...