A whole-body control foundation model could help launch humanoid robots toward general-purpose capability, says Agility ...

The robots run on a hydraulic system powered by a compact pump, called a “hydraulic heart,” which uses water to move the muscles. The water stays inside the system, and if it ever needs more, the ...

Researchers from the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) in Genoa (Italy) and Brown University in Providence (U.S.) have ...

Training humanoid robots to hike could accelerate development of embodied AI for tasks like autonomous search and rescue, ...

I tend to approach robot videos with a mild air of defeat and scepticism, in no small part because a lot of hype has been ...

Researchers found that working with a humanoid robot can change how our brains map the body, making its hand feel like part ...

We’ve been watching Boston Dynamics’ Atlas pull off backflips since 2017. Today, Figure’s humanoid can load a washing machine, low-cost $6,000 bipedal bots are hitting the market, and pilots are ...

This shows how robots could learn complex, human-like skills from a single demonstration—opening doors to safer, more ...

In hazardous settings —such as disaster zones, mines or biohazard facilities—humanoids can undertake dangerous tasks, thereby reducing the risk to humans. In industries where labor is both scarce and ...

Recently, Shenzhen Cyborg Robotics Co., Ltd. submitted a patent application titled "Ankle Structure for Humanoid Robots and Humanoid Robots," with the publication number CN120572558A. This patent ...

For Elon Musk, the future of Tesla isn't its global fleet of EVs. It's Optimus, the humanoid robot designed to help humans ...

The Nanyang Technological University graduate will sell a prototype of the robot for about £10,000 (100,000 yuan) in 2026 if all goes to plan. Reports from local media claim that the robot is designed ...