She’s one of the most famous robots in the world, and now Sophia has a mini-me. Hanson Robotics, the firm behind the humanoid robot, has launched a ‘Little Sophia’ robot, which is aimed at children ...

The Sophia robot told a journalist that he'd been reading too much Elon Musk when asked about preventing a "bad future." Musk has repeatedly warned that AI has the potential to wipe out humanity. A ...

A panel of AI-enabled humanoid robots took the microphone this morning at a United Nations conference with the message that they could eventually run the world better than humans. But the social ...

A humanoid robot has insisted it has no plans to "replace" humans, after it unveiled a new portrait of Britain's King Charles this week. Artist Ai-Da is one of the most advanced robots in the world, ...

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 ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

You might have noticed that humanoid robots are having a bit of a moment. From Tesla's Optimus to Figure AI's Figure 02, these machines are no longer just science fiction—they're walking, and in some ...

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 ...