As Beijing pushes forward in robotics, which it displayed at the Lunar New Year performance, a bigger question is emerging: how advanced are these systems really, and should Europe be concerned? China ...

Eduardo B. Sandoval is a Friend of The Conversation. Last year, Norwegian-US tech company 1X announced a strange new product: “the world’s first consumer-ready humanoid robot designed to transform ...

Humanoid robots at China's Spring Festival Gala showcased impressive moves, but their commercial viability depends on performing mundane tasks like household chores. China leads global humanoid robot ...

Back-flipping, nunchuck-weilding humanoid robots delighted and amazed viewers at China’s annual televised new-year extravaganza with their kung-fu choreography. But they – and their rivals who took to ...

The martial arts performance "WuBot" at the 2026 Spring Festival Gala. Photo: Screenshot from CCTV 2026 Spring Festival Gala The dazzling performances by humanoid robots at China's 2026 Spring ...

Humanoid robots performing kung fu and backflips during China's Lunar New Year celebration stunned millions of viewers and quickly went viral online. Featured Video The fully autonomous machines, ...

A student practices how to assemble a Lego mindstorms EV3 robot, at the Muramati Primary School in Nanyuki, Laikipia county on Jan 28, 2026. — AFP LAIKIPIA, Kenya: Jeremiah Kithinji had never touched ...

Robotics club assistant Rose Mwazighe gives computer classes to students at the Muramati Primary School in Nanyuki, Kenya Jeremiah Kithinji had never touched a computer before he finished secondary ...

The two-year-old company, founded by veterans of the autonomous vehicle business Waymo, is seeking to automate excavators and other building equipment. By Michael J. de la Merced When it comes to ...

In a nutshell: China's ambitious drive to automate its factories is running up against the physical and computational limits of current humanoid robots. Shenzhen-based UBTech Robotics, one of the ...

Humans are desperate to put the robots to work. The only problem is, the robots don’t “work” to any degree. These humanoid bots are interesting. Some are even cute. Few, if any, are anywhere close to ...

Across Las Vegas this week, tech companies used the CES trade show to reveal their visions of a future filled with physical artificial intelligence. Nvidia, AMD and Qualcomm made splashy robot-related ...