During the autumn of 1932 a group of curious onlookers assembled in Brighton, England to see inventor Harry May’s latest invention, Alpha the robot. The mechanical man was controlled by verbal ...

I've been a tech journalist for almost 25 years and started Pocket-lint in 2003. Over the years I've questioned or interviewed leading tech industry figures from Steve Jobs, Steve Ballmer, Mark ...

Alpha Mini is a 24.5 centimetre-tall robot, who can dance, tell stories, and practice kung fu and other forms of exercise. A tiny robot practices pushups in a kindergarten class, encouraging the ...

UBTech makes a lot of big promises about Alpha 2, its family-friendly “humanoid robot,” so it’s almost reassuring to see that the retail price is set for a steep $1300. When Alpha 2 exits its ...

The field of human-like household robots got a little more crowded today as Ubtech Robotics launched a crowdfunding campaign for its new Alpha 2 humanoid companion-bot. This diminutive domestic drone ...

It is written: giant robots are good. It is written: giant robot cartoons are good. It is written: giant robot cartoon videogames are usually bad. It is written: Super Robot Wars is a shining ...

This week, Toyota revealed its Kirobo Mini robot. Clocking in at all of 10 centimetres in height, the little robot seems a marked departure from what the Japanese car manufacturer is most known for.

Striving to stand out in the competitive humanoid robotics market, Polish-frim Clone Robotics has unveiled its first full-scale humanoid robot, Clone Alpha. The humanoid integrates synthetic organs ...

AN EERIE humanoid robot that mirrors human anatomy with over 200 'bones' and a synthetic breathing system has just reached a new milestone. Pre-orders for the limited edition robot are set to go live ...