Though Atlas was designed to resemble a person in other ways, its hands aren’t exactly one-to-one. Instead, company engineers ...

Elon Musk's Tesla is looking to fill factories with robots. Other firms, like Cartwheel Robotics, are focusing on human ...

Humanoid robots are more vulnerable to ethical issues due to their resemblance to humans. A representative example is ...

When fully developed, R1, which for now uses wheels instead of legs to get around, will be deployed as a "smart companion for ...

I’ve been teaching robotics at the University of Washington for more than a decade. Every class begins with “robotics news of the week.” For years, humanoid robots appeared only occasionally—usually ...

China's humanoid robot has stunned online viewers with a full-body stretch routine, showing advanced balance and motion control.

Until now, the robot workforce has had to either be plugged in all of the time, or spend some time cabled to the mains to top up its battery pack. UBTech has launched the Walker S2 humanoid, with dual ...

The latest humanoid robot on the market can purportedly run across a grassy lawn, do cartwheels and even fist-fight – and it costs less than $6,000. In a promotional video from China’s Unitree ...

No matter how you feel about humanoid robots, they currently all have a technical limitation due to their form factor. Unless the robot is tethered to a power supply, it needs a battery, and unless ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Jonathan Reichental covers technology in business and society. Toy versions of the popular droids R2-D2 and BB-8, part of the ...

Chinese scientists have reportedly unveiled plans for the world’s first humanoid robot capable of carrying a pregnancy to term. Led by Dr. Zhang Qifeng of Kaiwa Technology in Guangzhou, the project is ...

The sitcoms follows the unlikely friendship between Sue (Sue Johnston) and Linda (Diane Morgan) an overly attentive, socially ...