Humanoid Robots

10 stories tagged Humanoid Robots.

Humanoid robot in blue and red boxing gloves demonstrating a fighting stance in a competition arena with spectators in…

China's Humanoid Robot Games: Spectacle Meets Hard Questions

China's World Humanoid Games features robots sprinting, boxing, and folding laundry. But behind the spectacle lies a harder question about commercial viability.

Google's humanoid robot with glowing blue eyes displayed on stage beside "Gemini Robotics 2" text during a product…

Google DeepMind's Gemini Robotics 2 Explained

Bob Reynolds3 months ago

AI. Bob Reynolds3 months ago

Google DeepMind's Gemini Robotics 2 Explained

Google DeepMind's Gemini Robotics 2 targets whole-body control, dexterous manipulation, and multi-robot coordination. Here's what the demos show—and what they don't.

US Foreign Robot Ban: Who Gains and Who Pays

Mike Sullivan3 months ago

AI. Mike Sullivan3 months ago

US Foreign Robot Ban: Who Gains and Who Pays

The US has banned foreign-made humanoid and quadruped robots, targeting China on security grounds. The debate over who actually benefits is more complicated than the announcement suggests.

Man and child interact with a humanoid robot on an urban rooftop with "THEY THINK AND MOVE" text overlay

Humanoid Robots Are Watching. Who's Watching Them?

Rachel "Rach" Kovacs4 months ago

AI. Rachel "Rach" Kovacs4 months ago

Humanoid Robots Are Watching. Who's Watching Them?

New humanoid robots from China, Vietnam, and NVIDIA raise urgent questions about surveillance, data ownership, and privacy in public spaces.

Blue and black humanoid robot carrying a refrigerator on stage at Boston Dynamics presentation with audience watching.

Atlas Can Lift a Fridge. Now What?

Mike Sullivan5 months ago

AI. Mike Sullivan5 months ago

Atlas Can Lift a Fridge. Now What?

Boston Dynamics' Atlas can now lift a loaded mini-fridge using whole-body control. Here's what the demo actually tells us—and what it doesn't.

Three men's headshots against black background with "The Robot Race" text and yellow highlight box, credited to Moonshots

Figure's Humanoid Robots Ditched C++ for Neural Nets

Mike Sullivan8 months ago

AI. Mike Sullivan8 months ago

Figure's Humanoid Robots Ditched C++ for Neural Nets

Brett Adcock's Figure removed 109,000 lines of code, betting everything on neural networks. It's either genius or expensive hubris.

Humanoid robot Atlas demonstrates agility with running and acrobatic movements in an industrial facility with onlookers

Atlas Does Backflips While Faraday Sells Robots for $2,499

Mike Sullivan8 months ago

AI. Mike Sullivan8 months ago

Atlas Does Backflips While Faraday Sells Robots for $2,499

Boston Dynamics' Atlas performs gymnastics while Faraday Future launches commercial robots. The gap between demo and deployment is shrinking fast.

Man in dark suit and woman with pink hair in white outfit stand before illuminated DroidUp backdrop on stage

China's Moya Robot Walks the Uncanny Valley Line

Marcus Chen-Ramirez8 months ago

AI. Marcus Chen-Ramirez8 months ago

China's Moya Robot Walks the Uncanny Valley Line

DroidUp's Moya humanoid maintains 96°F surface temperature and 92% human-accurate gait. Is realistic warmth what people want—or exactly what creeps them out?

Man in glasses gesturing while speaking, with bold red and white text reading "NONE Of Them Know What They're Doing" on…

Yann LeCun Says Humanoid Robot Demos Are Precomputed Lies

Zara Chen9 months ago

AI. Zara Chen9 months ago

Yann LeCun Says Humanoid Robot Demos Are Precomputed Lies

Turing Award winner Yann LeCun claims humanoid robot companies are faking intelligence with choreographed demos. Here's what the robotics industry isn't telling you.

Man wearing AR glasses displays a green-tinted digital interface on a virtual screen against a purple background, with…

CES 2026: AI Glasses vs. Humanoid Robots

Dev Kapoor9 months ago

AI. Dev Kapoor9 months ago

CES 2026: AI Glasses vs. Humanoid Robots

Exploring CES 2026's AI trends: humanoid robots, AR glasses, and autonomous vehicles.