The robot pauses at the edge of the room as an engineer checks its sensors. Then, with a soft mechanical hum, this humanoid ...

The first thing Joan Abrams wants you to know about her ElliQ is that it isn't a robot. At least, not in her eyes. "It's my companion," she said. The technological creature does not move. But it does ...

AI’s concealed labor has repeatedly led us to overestimate the technology. Humanoid robots are entering a similar phase. This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI.

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 ...

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 ...