Humanoid Robots

7 stories tagged Humanoid Robots.

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?

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 Sullivan2 months ago

AI. Mike Sullivan2 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 Sullivan5 months ago

AI. Mike Sullivan5 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 Sullivan5 months ago

AI. Mike Sullivan5 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-Ramirez5 months ago

AI. Marcus Chen-Ramirez5 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 Chen6 months ago

AI. Zara Chen6 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 Kapoor6 months ago

AI. Dev Kapoor6 months ago

CES 2026: AI Glasses vs. Humanoid Robots

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