If you search for a robot dog in 2026, you are likely to get lost in comparing backflipping quadrupeds patrolling factories ...

Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) measures brain activity optically based on changes in cortical blood flow.

Robots powered by Google’s Gemini AI models are now more capable. With the debut of Gemini Robotics 2, these physical bots can now accomplish more complex tasks, continuously analyze changing ...

Alphabet Inc.’s Google DeepMind unveiled a new artificial intelligence model for robots that allows humanoid machines to coordinate movements across their entire bodies, marking its latest effort to ...

The latest version of Google DeepMind's AI model includes a significant jump into “physical AGI.” But plopping AI into the real world comes with risks. Gemini Robotics 2 combines several different AI ...

This week, the US Federal Communications Commission banned the import of foreign-made advanced mobile robots. Humanoid and quadruped robots are specifically named, indicating the true target is ...

First was the crackdown on hobbyist drones. Now, robot vacuums are finding themselves in the FCC’s crosshairs. In the latest expansion of the agency’s “Covered List,” the Federal Communications ...

The dispute highlights how robotics has become the latest battleground in the intensifying technological and industrial rivalry between Washington and Beijing. By Steve Lohr and Xinyun Wu Steve Lohr ...

Humanoid robots and four-legged robots made in China fall squarely under a new ban imposed by the US Federal Communications Commission on foreign-made robots. But the sweeping prohibition covers a ...

A New York school district made global headlines this week for plans to trial a humanoid robot named “Sally” in high school classrooms. Sally has lifelike silicone skin, long brown hair, and the ...

It looks like the stuff of nightmares. But Beau G., the 40-year-old California Satyress startup founder, sees his chainsaw-wielding “humanoid” robot — which just went viral on X — as a futuristic ...

Roombas may be under attack by the U.S. government. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission announced on July 28 that it is banning new foreign-made robotic devices due to national security threats ...