Friendly robots, the ones people love to love, are quirky: R2-D2, C-3PO, WALL-E, BB-8, Marvin, Roz and Baymax. They're ...

Robot assistants are on the way, but the latest models might need a human teleoperator to take over certain tasks by looking ...

Robots are becoming smarter and more common, but their ability to handle objects with human-like precision remains limited.

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To what extent might robots be able to act as extensions of our bodies? Scientists are exploring how to integrate AI agents with A physical form and human-like senses into our lives. 25 June 2025 A ...

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Human–robot collaboration and interaction represent a rapidly evolving interdisciplinary field in which robotics, artificial intelligence and human factors engineering converge to develop systems that ...

UBTech executive highlights difficulty in replacing workers with machines but manufacturers are still racing to order them ...

Even with those limitations, orders for the machines are accelerating. Manufacturers such as BYD and Foxconn, both partners ...

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In 1982, personal computers were beige, boxy, and built for engineers. They were powerful, but uninviting. Few people knew what they were for, or why they might need one. It took more than just better ...

The outlook could be bleak or bright depending on how we view the rise of humanoid robots. Think of this quote from a book by Jacob Morgan: “While many futurists and business leaders believe that ...