The race to put humanoid robots into mass production has intensified over the past week, as companies in both the US and China made a string of announcements that convinced analysts the technology ...

As the global construction robots market surges toward $3.5 billion by 2030, these machines are fundamentally transforming job site safety and capabilities. From autonomous pile drivers constructing ...

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The next step into the future? Robots. And they may arrive sooner than you think. With an ageing population and a shrinking workforce, robots are being rapidly developed to fill labour shortages. It ...

Figure AI has developed a new humanoid robotic natural walking capability for its humanoid robots, leveraging reinforcement learning (RL) and simulation-based training. This approach enables the ...

In a bipartisan event designed to showcase U.S. manufacturing prowess on Capitol Hill, two Tesla Optimus humanoid robots seem to have stolen the show on Wednesday. Fox News described a scene where ...

These firms develop everything from autonomous drones and surgical robots to warehouse systems and collaborative “cobots” that work alongside human workers. Rapid advancements in the field ...

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A new video released by the firm showcases its humanoid robots walking with a more fluid, natural motion, replacing the usual stiff, mechanical gait. According to the firm, Figure 02 uses ...

HONG KONG, March 26 (Reuters Breakingviews) - In January, Chinese President Xi Jinping gathered the country's most powerful corporate chieftains including Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei and Alibaba's ...

People in the United States and Europe take advantage of robots significantly more often than people in Japan. The researchers suggest this difference stems from guilt: In the West, people feel ...