BEIJING — It was not even close as a bright red Chinese humanoid named “Lightning” lived up to its name in a half-marathon pitting humans against robots, smoking its competition on Sunday

Robots are moving out of factories and into homes, hospitals, and public spaces. Experts say living together is possible, but only if trust, safety, design, and clear social rules evolve as quickly as the technology.

Embracing the Rise of Humanoid Robots in Industrial Automation The manufacturing landscape is undergoing a seismic shift as humanoid robots

Social by nature, humans interact in multiple ways—through voice, vision and touch. Reflecting these humanistic qualities, robotic capabilities are improving, and as such, human-robot interaction will feature more complex multimodal functions. However ...

An automated sorting robot from Fameccanica, features integrated 3D vision systems for precise singularization, buffer conveyors for high-volume efficiency and automated barcode scanning for inventory management The robot has matured. In that maturation ...

Tech firms aim to trigger a robot revolution with video of humans doing housework. Gig workers are paid up to $25 an hour to film themselves doing various tasks.