SoftBank's humanoid robot "Pepper" can lead funerals. Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO/Alamy Live News News of a Japanese robot conducting Buddhist funerals got us thinking about how our robot-filled future ...

Despite huge technical progress, these robots are still clumsy at handling everyday tasks in homes or hospitals or other ...

A viral video shows the Tesla Optimus humanoid robot doing basic tasks, like taking out the trash. "I’m not just dancing all day, ok," the caption on the X video says. The Tesla Optimus X page shared ...

Aug. 20 (UPI) --A humanoid robot can now perform complex tasks with a large behavior model without needing hand programming for each task. Boston Dynamics and Toyota Research Institute announced this ...

Robots could soon do daily home tasks on their own. A new method helps them move both arms together and adjust when things change.

Elon Musk said Tesla's Optimus humanoid robots could be available for public purchase by the end of 2027, saying the robots should be reliable, safe and capable of a range of functions.

The robots will be unloading totes full of auto parts from an automated warehouse tugger.

Robots that can actually do things are not slick yet, and it's a relief when robotics companies don't hide from that.

What can a humanoid robot actually do in the real world? If you’ve seen videos online of the Boston Dynamics Atlas robot or Tesla’s Optimus bot, you might have assumed that these machines are just ...

What is Moravec's Paradox? This robotics theory from the '80s is still extremely relevant today, and it actually explains exactly why the new generation of humanoid robots still can't master simple ...