Humanoid robots have arms and legs, but can they work alongside human beings, or will they replace them? Their use is growing, but are they ready?

While Americans excel at producing deadly robots of militaristic persuasions, the Japanese are arguably the most competent designers of eerily human-like robots. Behold Kodomoroid and Otonaroid, two ...

Xpeng (XPEV) shares surged about 6.2% on Tuesday during pre-market hours of trading on growing optimism about the company's progress in humanoid robot technology. The company highlighted that IRON is ...

CES 2026 delivered no shortage of futuristic gadgets, but one of the most talked-about reveals came from ROBOTERA: a new generation of human-scale dexterous robotics designed to bring advanced ...

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Companies across sectors are increasingly embracing robotics for efficiency gains, labor optimization and cost savings. But introducing robots into human-centered environments isn’t just a technical ...

Social by nature, humans interact in multiple ways—through voice, vision and touch. Reflecting these humanistic qualities, robotic capabilities are improving, and as such, human-robot interaction will ...

A child with a new cochlear implant works on auditory rehabilitation exercises at home in Toulouse, France, aided by Pepper, a human-looking robot. In Canada, another child interacts with Pepper, who ...

And a new study, published in the journal Emotion, suggests that a robot that mimics human breathing can also pass on frightened feelings. The researchers developed round fluffy robots with motorized ...