Humanoid robot training is booming around the world. Tech companies are rushing to build the robots for a market projected to ...

University of Chicago computer scientist Sarah Sebo is programming robots to give empathetic responses and perform nonverbal ...

How advanced actuators, compliance control, and real-time planning create capable, safe humanoid collaborators.

Current and former employees describe the training process as physically intense and mentally draining. Tasks range from ...

Every day, dozens of human "data collectors" repeat each activity hundreds of times to train Tesla's Optimus robots.

Elon Musk envisions a future where Tesla's Optimus robots handle labor, freeing humans for a \"universal high income\" and ...

Imagine for a moment that you’re in an auto factory. A robot and a human are working next to each other on the production line. The robot is busy rapidly assembling car doors while the human runs ...

From left, engineering professor Morteza Lahijanian and graduate student Karan Muvvala watch as a robotic arm completes a task using wooden blocks. Imagine for a moment that you’re in an auto factory.

Over four years ago, Sophia the humanoid robot told Khaleej Times in an interview that she wants to start a family. And yesterday, she revealed that she has a ‘family’ now. The humanoid robot, who ...

The machines continue to rise. Researchers used artificial intelligence (AI) to train a robotic program to do parts of a gallbladder removal surgery, or a cholecystectomy. The robotic surgeon ...

Scientists have trained a four-legged robot to play badminton against a human opponent, and it scuttles across the court to play rallies of up to 10 shots. By combining whole-body movements with ...