The test followed a rescue style script, with X1 acting as a rapid first responder that could survey the scene before human ...

Two autonomous robots combine walking, flying, and rolling in rescue missions that would be too risky for humans.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Journalist, analyst, author, podcaster. In an odd way, that’s probably good news for the United States. Trimming the number of ...

In a demonstration that signals a new chapter in mobile robotics, researchers at the California Institute of Technology have introduced a machine that can walk like a human, take flight like a drone, ...

Humanoid robots are edging closer to everyday life, and a new wave of US startups is betting that the real breakthrough will not be in metal and motors but in the “brains” that let machines understand ...

There's an app for everything. And everything has an App Store. Including, now, humanoid robots, courtesy of Unitree.

General-purpose robots remain rare not for a lack of hardware but because we still can’t give machines the physical intuition ...

Boston Dynamics reveals how software and learning-based AI will power Atlas for flexible, real-world manufacturing work.

Robot companies are racing toward a breakout year, but they'll have to confront some fundamental problems before making ...

A closer look at Atlas’s unconventional get-up motion shows how the robot tests balance and hardware before committing to a ...

Humanoid robots are all over social media, doing everything from dancing to serving drinks. But are they really going to show ...

See new human-shaped robots, including MIMA’s skill-glove training for dishes and laundry, so you can gauge real home-ready ...