In Beijing, China, on April 11, 2026, a robot moving along a roadside suddenly emitted sparks before bystanders rushed over to help. We asked 3 dietitians what the healthiest nut is—they all picked ...

Planetary exploration may be about to get a major speed boost. Researchers tested a semi-autonomous robot that can move from rock to rock, analyzing each without waiting for human instructions. The ...

Gasps of shock gave way to groans of disappointment at Disneyland Paris on Monday. The debut of a walking, talking Olaf from Frozen ended abruptly when the robot froze, literally, then toppled over.

The technology represents an advancement in addressing the labour-intensive and hazardous nature of manual solar PV power plant maintenance. Image: CSIRO. Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, ...

First lady Melania Trump on Wednesday was escorted by a walking, talking humanoid at the White House as she met with her counterparts at a children's technology summit. The robot accompanied Trump on ...

First lady Melania Trump entered the second day of her Fostering the Future Together Global Coalition Summit with a robot walking alongside her. The humanoid robot walked the red carpet with the first ...

If you have read Melania Trump’s memoir or watched her film, you know our First Lady isn’t an inherently interesting person. But I’ll give her this: She does have a fascinating habit of leaning into ...

WASHINGTON -- First lady Melania Trump was joined by a special guest at the White House on Wednesday: a walking, talking humanoid robot. Named "Figure 03," the shiny black and white robot strolled ...

Standing at 4 feet tall, Unitree’s R1 Air can run, flip, walk on its hands, and jump-kick a watermelon into pulp. The humanoid robot has 26 joints and AI vision, and it connects to an app that allows ...

If any module detaches from the assembly or sustains damage, the rest of the machine will find a way to keep moving, fulfilling its primary mission. Perhaps the most interesting part of the project is ...

Most robots have fixed body designs that cannot adapt to new environments or survive damage, making them fragile outside controlled settings. Researchers used AI-driven evolution and Lego-like modular ...