Think of actuators as the robot’s muscles —the technology that enables humanoids to move. Actuators come in three types: ...

Until now, the robot workforce has had to either be plugged in all of the time, or spend some time cabled to the mains to top up its battery pack. UBTech has launched the Walker S2 humanoid, with dual ...

Robot makers want us all to believe we’re on the brink of an autonomous humanoid robot revolution. But that’s just not true.

Healthcare systems worldwide are struggling with overcrowded hospitals, physician burnout, and rising surgery delays. Which is why it's always a good thing to see research exploring new solutions ...

AEON, HUMANOID ROBOT: “My name is AEON. I'm a working humanoid from Zurich.” - to address what it says are worker shortages in various industries. The company, Hexagon, says AEON will start work later ...

It's been a goal for as long as humanoids have been a subject of popular imagination—a general-purpose robot that can do rote tasks like fold laundry or sort recycling simply by being asked. Subscribe ...

Atlas, the humanoid robot famous for its parkour and dance routines, has recently begun demonstrating something altogether more subtle but also a lot more significant: It has learned to both walk and ...

A humanoid robot named Shuang Shuang took part in a high school graduation ceremony in China — highlighting the country’s growing advancement in robotics technology. Footage from the July 1 event in ...

Humanoid robots have come on leaps and bounds in the last couple of years, but the grand promises of factories filled with bipedal bots performing meaningful tasks, or robotic home helpers doing ...

Kepler Robotics has officially introduced its Forerunner K2 "Bumblebee" humanoid robot at the SAIC-GM automotive plant in Shanghai, marking a significant moment in the real-world deployment of ...

These latter two are particularly important because the main advantages of a humanoid robot are its ability to work in human environments, work with human machines, and to work with humans smoothly, ...