The last decade has seen vast improvements in humanoid robots, but graduating to widespread use might require going back to the fundamentals. “Not reliably,” Hurst said. “I don’t think it’s totally ...

A simple mechanical arm can make people feel sadness. But why? Humans instinctively empathize with things that show struggle, even if they’re just machines. Warnings issued as millions in 13 states ...

Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon said robotics will become a "larger opportunity" for the company within the next two years. In January, Qualcomm launched a processor under the Dragonwing brand name ...

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MMI is starting FDA-approved human trials for its tiny robot to use needles the size of eyelashes to help clear waste from the brains of Alzheimer’s patients. For the past few months, neurosurgeons at ...

Robots perform at a fair in a park on the second day of the Lunar New Year of the Horse in Beijing on February 18, 2026. On Feb. 16, hundreds of millions of households watched as humanoid robots from ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Friendly robots, the ones people love to love, are quirky: R2-D2, C-3PO, WALL-E, BB-8, Marvin, Roz and Baymax. They’re emotional, prone to panic or bossy, empathetic and able to ...

Uber founder Travis Kalanick has a new company called Atoms focused on robotics that, according to its website, will operate in the food, mining, and transportation industries. Kalanick is rolling his ...

March 13 (Reuters) - Travis Kalanick, the co-founder and former chief executive of Uber (UBER.N), opens new tab, on Friday launched his startup, Atoms, focused on specialized industrial robotics ...

When China’s National People’s Congress convened in Beijing last week to review the draft outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026–2030), much of the Western commentary focused on the headline GDP ...