This startup wants to build an army of humanoid robot soldiers

Foundation sent humanoid robots to Ukraine for a demonstration. CEO Sankaet Pathak said that in 5 to 10 years, they will be ...

AI robots are learning to do simple human tasks at a factory in Massachusetts

The robots are in their early stages of development. So they mess up quite a bit. They certainly aren't doing these tasks ...

'Self-aware' robots can learn complex tasks by watching humans. Is that a good thing?

Scientists say they've made a key breakthrough that would allow robots to figure out complex tasks on their own, but experts ...
EurekAlert!

A robot learns to lip sync

Hod Lipson and his team have created a robot that, for the first time, is able to learn facial lip motions for tasks such as speech and singing. New York, NY—Jan. 14, 2026—Almost half of our attention ...
Scientific American

A robot ran a half marathon faster than a human. Here’s why folding laundry is still harder

A premapped course, a crew of handlers and a world-beating time: here’s what this Beijing half marathon reveals about how far ...
Hackaday

TARS-Like Robot Both Rolls, And Walks

[Aditya Sripada] and [Abhishek Warrier]’s TARS3D robot came from asking what it would take to make a robot with the capabilities of TARS, the robotic character from Interstellar. We couldn’t find a ...
Purdue University

Improving robots’ social skills: Purdue professor programs robots for improved nonverbal communication to better support humans

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 ...
New York Magazine

Why Is Apple Planning to Build a Robot?

There are two main stories people are telling about Apple these days. One, rooted in its financial performance going back nearly 20 years, is of the most successful electronics device-maker of all ...