Robot skin that senses touch and pain — and triggers instant reflexes — makes robots more like humans. It probably also makes ...

Our preference to engage with robots that take on human characteristics threatens genuine social interaction Read more at The ...

A Shanghai-based service robotics firm has introduced XMAN-R1, a humanoid service robot designed to enhance automation in hospitality and other industries. Keenon Robotics' XMAN-R1 can take orders, ...

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 ...

UBTech has opened 2026 by taking its Walker S2 humanoid out of the lab and onto a tennis court, rallying live against a human ...

Humanoid robots are stepping into the spotlight, performing live with human musicians, in an interesting study done by researchers. The robotic band, which included Oscar, a Robotis-OP3 who played the ...

Machines even got their own sporting championship in 2025 with the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. Robots from 16 ...

A new fast-food establishment, BurgerBot, is making waves in the restaurant industry by employing robots instead of humans to prepare meals. The automated restaurant features robots that handle the ...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The hospitality industry can leverage the gender characteristics of service robots to influence customers’ decisions, according to new research from a team in the Penn State ...

While not 100% hands-free, it's miles ahead of where robot vacuums were only a few years ago.