Picture a robot. What comes to mind? Perhaps a droid from Star Wars or The Jetsons: a machine that can move, speak and perform tasks all by itself. Or maybe your imagination jumps to humanoid robots à ...

Most robot headlines follow a familiar script: a machine masters one narrow trick in a controlled lab, then comes the bold promise that everything is about to change. I usually tune those stories out.

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. We often imagine robots in spotless factories or research labs—perfectly calibrated, humming ...

AMES, Iowa – You may not remember it, but odds are you took a few tumbles during your toddler era. You weren’t alone. Falling, after all, is a natural consequence of learning to crawl, walk, climb and ...

By learning from human touch, robots can grip objects more safely and adapt to real-world conditions without massive training data.

Ready for a robot that not only looks human but also acts and reacts like one, expressing emotions like shyness, excitement or friendliness? Disney Research, the innovation powerhouse behind The Walt ...

In Hefei, Anhui Province, robots are being trained at the Embodied Intelligent Robotics Data Collection Training Center, ...

Robots are showing up in more places than ever before. From hospitals to homes, workplaces to classrooms, machines with artificial intelligence are becoming part of everyday life. But even as they ...

Tutor Intelligence Inc., a provider of artificial intelligence-powered warehouse robot workers, said today it has raised $34 million in early funding to accelerate the commercialization of its ...

Two humanoid robots from Chinese robotics firm Unitree stepped into the BattleBots Arena in Las Vegas, evoking scenes from the movie, Real Steel. In an Ultimate Fighting Robot (UFB) bout held ...

SHENZHEN, China, Nov. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- International market research and strategic consulting firm Yole Group, recently released its latest report titled "Humanoid Robots 2026: Market and ...

Globally, just 13,317 humanoid robots shipped last year. That’s not very many, but it’s forecast to almost double each year over the next decade. Global humanoid robot shipments will hit 2.6 million ...