Robot skin that senses touch and pain — and triggers instant reflexes — makes robots more like humans. It probably also makes ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Humanoid robots struggle with basic tasks like walking safely and lack the dexterity needed for complex human-like ...

Homer’s epic *Iliad* features golden maidservants crafted by Hephaestus, the blacksmith god. These human-like maidens would ...

We humans have mastered fire, split the atom, and shot ourselves into space. We've built machines that can outthink us and tools that can cook us lunch or cut open our chests to perform life-saving ...

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Chinese EV company XPENG unveiled its next-gen humanoid robot IRON during its AI Day event in Guangzhou, having it walk onto the stage in a stilted yet strangely lifelike saunter. The reveal swiftly ...

Andreas Bubenzer-Paim is Head of Technology Banking at BMO. Overseeing the delivery of financial services to U.S. technology companies. In an effort to accelerate industrial automation, digitalization ...

Courtney doesn’t have eyes, but it’s got sensors everywhere. There are two blinking lights on the front of its boxy body to approximate wide, moony pupils. It’s been described as a “large cooler on ...

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