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Companies across sectors are increasingly embracing robotics for efficiency gains, labor optimization and cost savings. But introducing robots into human-centered environments isn’t just a technical ...

AS China’s rapid advances in artificial intelligence push humanoid robots closer to everyday use, some leaders ...

In labs, living rooms, hospitals, and classrooms, robots are no longer just tools—they’re becoming social actors. People apologize to robot vacuums, feel guilty turning off companion bots, and ...

Reinforcement Learning (RL) has rapidly emerged as a powerful approach for enabling robots to acquire adaptive, data-driven behaviors in real-world ...

A McDonald’s in a Chinese city piloted humanoid robots to serve meals and entertain customers, according to reports. Videos ...

RealSense and LimX Dynamics unveiled autonomous humanoid navigation at Nvidia GTC, highlighting 3D perception, Visual SLAM, ...

The researchers developed round fluffy robots with motorized ribcages that can simulate breathing by expanding and contracting. More than 100 participants held these robots, which breathed in a ...

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 ...

Robots are increasingly learning new skills by watching people. From folding laundry to handling food, many real-world, ...

When the streets of Los Angeles flooded with rain last week, some of the city’s residents found themselves feeling sorry for a peculiar object: a food delivery robot floundering in water and debris.

A humanoid robot rallies tennis shots with a human player in real time, using AI to track and respond without scripts or ...