More than 30 countries have already called for a ban on such weapons, warning that the risks extend beyond technology and ...

When the streets of Los Angeles flooded with rain last week, some of the city’s residents found themselves feeling sorry for a peculiar object: a food delivery robot floundering in water and debris.

Beijing held a half-marathon where humanoid robots competed against humans. Organizers called the race a show of technological prowess and said they did not expect the robots to win — and they didn't.

When Lincoln Park resident Ainsley Harris first spotted a delivery robot in her neighborhood last year, she said it wasn’t the technology that caught her attention. It was the look. The boxy, pink and ...

A utonomous vehicles face many hazards as they set out on the road. Cyclists swerve in and out of traffic, distracted pedestrians amble into the road, human drivers change lanes without indicating.

Last year, synthetic biologist Meagan Olsen performed the biggest experimental campaign of her career. The PhD student at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, was trying to make proteins in ...

NATURE BRIEFING 19 February 2026 Daily briefing: Automated robot ‘scientists’ spark debate over the future of lab work AI-controlled robots could automate simple tasks, but scientists say lab work ...

AI’s concealed labor has repeatedly led us to overestimate the technology. Humanoid robots are entering a similar phase. This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI.

For decades, humanoid robots have lived behind safety cages in factories or deep inside research labs. Fauna Robotics, a New York-based robotics startup, says that era is ending. The company has ...