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Introducing China’s Breakthrough Household Humanoid Robot In a historic move that has captured the attention of tech enthusiasts worldwide, China ...

The Association for Advancing Automation (A3), a global advocate for robotics and automation technologies, today announced ...

Generative AI systems that create text, images, audio, and even video are becoming commonplace. In the same way AI models output those data types, they can also be used to output robot actions. That’s ...

First Lady Melania Trump welcomed an American-built humanoid robot as a guest inside the White House on March 25, 2026, during a global summit focused on children, education, and technology. The robot ...

1. Introduction -- 2. Robotic explorer missions -- 3. In-orbit servicing missions -- 4. Man-machine interface -- 5. Systems design example (ATLAS) -- 6. Robotic ...

Rice Robotics and dog-themed utility project Floki will soon launch the Minibot M1, a Floki-branded AI-powered companion robot that works on the RICE AI platform. Floki will support the company in its ...