In mid-August, Beijing’s National Speed Skating Oval – the “Ice Ribbon” built for the 2022 Winter Olympics – hosted a new kind of sporting event. For four days, more than 500 humanoid robots from 16 ...

The renowned roboticist Rodney Brooks has revealed how he believes humanoid robots will develop in the coming years, and his suggestions may surprise you. Brooks, an AI pioneer and entrepreneur known ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Jonathan Reichental covers technology in business and society. Toy versions of the popular droids R2-D2 and BB-8, part of the ...

More than 500 humanoid robots and thousands of spectators traveled to Beijing over the weekend for a sporting event straight out of a science fiction film: the first-of-its-kind World Humanoid Robot ...

Remotely operated by their human teams, the robots will be tested for agility and skill competing in 26 events like football, martial arts, gymnastics, and track and field events like running and a ...

You might have noticed that humanoid robots are having a bit of a moment. From Tesla’s Optimus to Figure AI’s Figure 02, these machines are no longer just science fiction – they’re walking, and in ...

China just hosted the first-ever World Humanoid Robot Games—basically the Olympics, but for robots. The three-day event kicked off Thursday, August 14, inside Beijing’s 12,000-seat National Speed ...

In 2000, Honda of Japan developed the world’s first humanoid (human-shaped) robot, ‘ASIMO,’ which drew global attention. However, it easily fell over and lacked proper functionality. It received harsh ...