“Figure 03 is a general-purpose humanoid robot for every day,” the California startup said. In a video, it showed off the new ...

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The price tag is orders of magnitude cheaper than most robots in its class, which can run into tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars. Now China’s Unitree Robotics, best known for its nimble ...

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 ...

First ever World Humanoid Robot Games kicks off in Beijing Hundreds of humanoid robots have been brought together in Beijing, China, for the inaugural World Humanoid Robot Games. The three-day event ...

We first saw Unitree’s humanoid robot pulling some kung fu moves back in March when it kicked a baton out of the hand of its human opponent. Fast forward six months and the G1 robot is showing clear ...

What is a humanoid? It is something that has a human-like appearance, therefore, a head, torso, arms, legs, thus resembling the general structure of human but made up of different materials and ...

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 generated over what has turned out to be just choreographed movements in the ...

Count iRobot (NASDAQ:IRBT) co-founder Rodney Brooks as one of the skeptics that humanoid robots will be able to deliver on all the promises being made across the industry. Brooks also is the ...

Hardware If you were ever worried about a machine uprising, check out the World Humanoid Robot Games and have a giggle with me Hardware I am now slightly obsessed with Uncle Bot, a Chinese robot in ...