A humanoid robot that walks, maintains eye contact, and displays subtle facial expressions has ...

Tesla is asking investors to believe that its humanoid robot, Optimus, will be performing at roughly human level in everyday factory work by 2026, and that this shift will matter more than the car ...

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Last year, when The New York Times reported that Amazon's robotics team's ultimate goal was to automate 75% of the company's ...

Friendly robots, the ones people love to love, are quirky: R2-D2, C-3PO, WALL-E, BB-8, Marvin, Roz and Baymax. They're ...

Robot assistants are on the way, but the latest models might need a human teleoperator to take over certain tasks by looking and listening inside your home.

Robots are becoming smarter and more common, but their ability to handle objects with human-like precision remains limited.

Even with those limitations, orders for the machines are accelerating. Manufacturers such as BYD and Foxconn, both partners ...

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Firms are working to make the motors that drive robots more efficient and cheaper.

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