General-purpose robots remain rare not for a lack of hardware but because we still can’t give machines the physical intuition ...

Picture a robot. What comes to mind? Perhaps a droid from Star Wars or The Jetsons: a machine that can move, speak and perform tasks all by itself. Or maybe your imagination jumps to humanoid robots à ...

NEO is a humanoid robot from Palo Alto-based robotics startup 1X that could one day autonomously help out around your home. For now though, it’s using human operators wearing Quest 3 headsets to pick ...

Xpeng's humanoid robot moves so realistically that crowds believed it was fake, marking a major advancement in robotics technology ahead of 2026 commercial launch.

A robot trained on videos of surgeries performed a lengthy phase of a gallbladder removal without human help. The robot operated for the first time on a lifelike patient, and during the operation, ...

It’s no secret that Superman was a smashing success during its theatrical run this summer. We loved seeing our favorite righteous caped hero face off against the maniacal Lex Luthor in a ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. We often imagine robots in spotless factories or research labs—perfectly calibrated, humming ...

Tiny drones could one day crawl through collapsed buildings to help find survivors after earthquakes. These micro-robots, ...