China already manufactures humanoid robots by the thousands. A new generation of U.S. start-ups is betting that there is still time to compete.

From Tesla and Boston Dynamics to Figure AI, Unitree, UBTech and 1X, these are the companies shaping one of the most exciting new frontiers in robotics.

The race for robotics data is transforming gig work, as Instawork turns its workforce into a key engine for training ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, IN — Purdue University researcher Sooyeon Jeong is working to make robots more helpful and personable. Jeong, an assistant professor of computer science, leads a lab that focuses on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers at UC Santa Barbara and TU Dresden are pioneering a new approach to robotics by creating a collective of small robots ...

U.S. bans target Chinese robots while American manufacturers remain dependent on China’s crucial robotics components.

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AI-powered robot interacts with people during Italian Tech Week 2024 on Sept. 26, 2024, in Turin, Italy. (Stefano Guidi/Getty Imagesw Listen and subscribe to Opening Bid on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or ...

Space is becoming increasingly crowded, and tracking the objects orbiting Earth is becoming a ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Friendly robots, the ones people love to love, are quirky: R2-D2, C-3PO, WALL-E, BB-8, Marvin, Roz and Baymax. They’re emotional, prone to panic or bossy, empathetic and able to ...

With the restaurant industry buffeted by higher costs, Miso Robotics in Pasadena is one of several tech startups betting their robots will appeal to fast-food chains searching for new ways to save ...

A hot new job has emerged in Los Angeles: robot wrangler to help delivery bots navigate the real world. The robots get stuck in potholes, can’t reach doorbells and are sometimes abused by humans. As ...