Humanoid robot boxers provided accidental comedy in Jiangsu, China after footage showed them throwing wild punches that hit nothing but air. The animatronic fighters squared off in a ring on 6 April, ...

The first lady, Melania Trump, believes that more children should be educated by “humanoid educators.” Melania Trump, the first lady, with Figure 3, a humanoid robot developed by Figure AI, an ...

Can a robot keep up with Serena Williams? Researchers have taught a humanoid robot to play tennis with humans — and it can hold its own. Chinese AI robotic company Galbot designed software to teach a ...

There's always been a pretty obvious gap between what companies demo on stage and what you can actually go out and buy when it comes to humanoid robots. But that gap got a lot smaller in October 2025 ...

A humanoid robot has been detained by cops for terrorizing an elderly woman on a Chinese street. The surreal incident occurred last week in the city of Macau, with the startled 70-year-old ending up ...

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The robot completed the puzzle in just 45.3 seconds, breaking its own record of 55 seconds made just moments earlier. By Mack DeGeurin Published Mar 12, 2026 1:04 PM EDT Add Popular Science (opens in ...

Tesla (TSLA) has halted Model S and X production to focus on Optimus, its humanoid robot now in third generation with expanded training at its Texas factory and potential consumer sales targeted for ...

In this episode of eSpeaks, Jennifer Margles, Director of Product Management at BMC Software, discusses the transition from traditional job scheduling to the era of the autonomous enterprise. eSpeaks’ ...

“The Wild Robot” will return. DreamWorks Animation is developing the sequel “The Wild Robot Escapes,” based on the second book in the popular series by author Peter Brown, and TheWrap can exclusively ...

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Humanoid robotics companies have already shown their machines can run at 22 mph, land backflips and even pull off front flips. So the new proving ground is not raw speed or acrobatics. It is control ...