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China has made the development of humanoid robots a strategic priority in its tech battle with the U.S. Analysts see China taking an early lead in the technology with domestic firms ramping up ...

Robots are improving fast, but most jobs are still safe. Here’s what robots can and can’t do in today’s workplace.

It's been 24 years since CNET first published an article with the headline "The robots are coming." It's a phrase I've repeated in my own writing over the years -- mostly in jest. But now in 2026, for ...

Most robot headlines follow a familiar script: a machine masters one narrow trick in a controlled lab, then comes the bold promise that everything is about to change. I usually tune those stories out.

About the same time a roving flock of autonomous food delivery robots began appearing on the city’s sidewalks earlier this ...

Agile Robots has landed a partnership with Google DeepMind to develop robots with the artificial intelligence research lab, the latest in a string of robotics companies to do so. Munich, Germany-based ...

Even outdoor robots, which are typically able to navigate uneven terrain, may struggle when they encounter challenges they were not specially programmed to overcome. The same robot that impressively ...

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 ...

Japan Airlines is testing humanoid robots at Haneda Airport to handle baggage and cargo as airports face growing demand and ...

Forget about robots that look like they're straight out of science fiction. ‘Unobtrusive physical AI,’ as the technology is called, could wind up being more pervasive in the real world. Two competing ...

PLEASANTON, Calif., Feb. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Mantis Robotics today announced a landmark shift in industrial automation: the Mantis MR-1 flagship robot has become the first fenceless, high-speed ...