In a YouTube video, the robot's head glances around with a quizzical expression and blinks in a way that is eerily lifelike.

PAL Robotics unveils its Kangaroo humanoid in a new demo, showing off balance, squats, and a surprising box-lifting test.

Unitree G1 has mastered more quirky skills 🤩 Unitree G1 has learned the “Anti-Gravity” mode: stability is greatly improved under any action sequence, and even if it falls, it can quickly get back up.

While more affordable than other prominent humanoid robots, the Unitree G1 leaks telemetry data, uses static encryption, and can launch attacks, researchers found.

Having nailed the laundry — including loading the washer and later folding everything up — the Figure 02 humanoid robot is now taking on the task of loading the dishwasher. And it seems to have nailed ...

One of the biggest hurdles in developing humanoid robots is the sheer amount of training data required. Teaching machines to act like humans demands massive video datasets. Collecting that data is ...

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German humanoid robot brand Neura is one of the highlights of IFA 2025. During the show, the company previewed some of its latest innovations, including a humanoid robot called 4NE1 (pronounced "for ...

Figure AI said it had raised more than $1 billion in a funding round that valued the company at $39 billion, making it one of ...

With jerky determination, robots played soccer, wowed children with shadow-boxing skills and shot arrows on Monday at the birthplace of the Olympic Games. As they shuffled and occasionally froze for a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Jonathan Reichental covers technology in business and society. Toy versions of the popular droids R2-D2 and BB-8, part of the ...

Tesla is developing a humanoid robot called Optimus. CEO Elon Musk said about 80% of Tesla's future value could come from Optimus. Musk teased Optimus V3 on X, calling it "sublime." For Elon Musk, the ...