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China deploys unit of humanoid robots as 18 rise and emerge under their own power without commands
A Chinese robotics company has demonstrated a new way to deploy humanoid robots at scale. Instead of activating machines individually, the test focused on rolling out a coordinated group. 18 humanoid robots powered on, stood up, and moved together without direct human control. The goal was to show how fleets of robots could be deployed […]
China unveils plans to send a humanoid into space and create the world's first robot astronaut
The world’s first robot astronaut is here – but not for long
This robot has 31 skin sensors, can beat you in chess and has a face engineered to give you emotional reassurance
Your very own emotional support robot
Hyundai plans to introduce humanoid robots as co-workers in car factories from 2028
According to Hyundai, robots and humans will work together
Unitree's G1 robot shows off its karate moves but proves it cannot handle a push from an NBA star
Messed with the wrong human
Tesla wants to produce 1,000,000 Optimus robots a year as $20,000 humanoid enters mass production
Musk believes it’ll turn Tesla into a $25 trillion company
Unitree’s G1 humanoid robot casually pulls a 1,400kg car like it's nothing
The Unitree G1 humanoid robot just pulled a full-size car across the floor like it weighed nothing. Standing barely 50 inches tall and tipping the scales at 77 pounds (35kg), it looks more toy than titan. But this little machine just moved over 3,080 pounds (1,400kg) of steel without breaking stride. It’s the latest stunt […]
The 1X NEO robot redefines what a humanoid should feel like and is transforming the robotic industry
Thanks to the launch of the 1X NEO robot, humans have taken their biggest, laziest step towards being chore-free, as this household humanoid redefines the industry. As soon as the internet age rolled around, tech gurus instantly turned their attention to robotics. With sci-fi movies depicting a future full of metallic assistants, and AI making […]
New Yorkers can’t believe what this talking ‘rizzbot’ says to them on the street
This is one way to get people’s attention
$100K humanoid robot strolls into New York Rolex store to leave everyone dumbfounded
A humanoid robot just waltzed into Rolex like it owned the place. New York’s Fifth Avenue has seen its share of flexes, but this one is on a whole other level. Meet KOID: a $100,000 Chinese-built machine with a smooth stride and a taste for luxury. It wasn’t lost. It wasn’t malfunctioning. It walked in, […]
Chinese company unveils humanoid robot worker who can run 275 trillion ops per second
Chinese company Shanghai Electric just built a warehouse robot worker that never gets tired. Say hello to SUYUAN, the humanoid that can lift boxes, sort crates, and stroll around the workplace like it’s on payroll. Its brain can crunch 275 trillion operations per second, which basically means it reacts faster than you do when someone […]
A.I. yippee ki-yay! Downtown Austin just got its own cowboy robot
Welcome to the wild west of tech, where you might cross paths with a cowboy robot on your way to the local bar. Footage has surfaced of a robot running through Downtown Austin in a cowboy hat, and nobody really knows why. The public’s reaction? Let’s just say… people aren’t exactly thrilled. VISIT SBX CARS – […]