A premapped course, a crew of handlers and a world-beating time: here’s what this Beijing half marathon reveals about how far ...

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New 3D tactile sensing modules bring human-like touch to robotic hands, enabling precise force detection, adaptive grip, and ...

For decades, humanoid robots have lived behind safety cages in factories or deep inside research labs. Fauna Robotics, a New York-based robotics startup, says that era is ending. The company has ...

Robots are improving fast, but most jobs are still safe. Here’s what robots can and can’t do in today’s workplace.

Robots are designed with human-like features to tap into our psychological instincts, making them seem more approachable and ...

As if AI, mass surveillance, and the increasing concentration of wealth weren't enough, now we have freakin' robots to ...

A humanoid robot recently made headlines around the world for running a half-marathon and beating the human world record. Around the same time, an AI-powered robot defeated an elite human player in ...

Researchers at the University of Turku have developed a stretchable, transparent, and conductive electronic skin that can be integrated into robotic hands to sense touch and pressure. Inspired by ...

If a fervent chess player seeking a challenging game partner doesn’t happen to live in a major city such as St. Louis, ...

From sorting chicken nuggets to screwing in light bulbs, Eka’s robots are eerily lifelike. But do they have real physical smarts?

Hotels, wellness spaces, and cruises around the world are using this emerging concept not to replace human interaction—but to ...