We've seen robot dogs run up hills with luggage, and help fight fires. Now, researchers at Switzerland's ETH Zurich are putting these mechanical mutts through their paces on the badminton court, ...

This robot surrogate was presented at the 2025 World Robot Conference in Beijing, revealing a full-sized humanoid that can replicate the entire process, from conception to delivery. It sounds ...

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The Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing — featuring running, kickboxing and soccer — highlighted advancements in robotics. Limitations, too. By Yan Zhuang There’s a very real concern that robots could ...

Unveiling 'America's Artificial Intelligence Action Plan' on July 23, 2025, Donald Trump signed three executive orders that will fast-track permitting for data centers, promote the export of U.S.-made ...

Think you've seen it all in New York City? Shoppers on Fifth Avenue froze when a humanoid robot walked into the Hoka store and tried on sneakers. The sleek Unitree R1 wasn't just out for a stroll. It ...

China kicked off the three-day long World Humanoid Robot Games on Friday, looking to showcase its advances in artificial intelligence and robotics with 280 teams from 16 countries. Robots competed in ...

280 teams from 16 countries compete in Beijing robot games Games provide data for practical robot applications, organisers say China invests billions in robotics amid tech competition with U.S BEIJING ...

Earlier this month, AI robotics firm Figure released a video showing Figure 02, the company's autonomous humanoid robot powered by a visual language system called Helix, loading clothes into a laundry ...

We've already seen humanoid robots compete in sporting events. For example, in June, China hosted what was billed as the world's first humanoid robot combat competition, which saw kickboxing robots ...

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