Robotics

Stumbling and Overheating, Most Humanoid Robots Fail to Finish Half Marathon in Beijing

Stumbling and Overheating, Most Humanoid Robots Fail to Finish Half Marathon in Beijing

Mickey Vernon

While capabilities like dancing can be fun and eyecatching, they don’t actually show how useful humanoid robots are in real-world ...

GM Bails On Cruise To Focus On Super Cruise After Burning Billions On Robotaxi Development

GM Bails On Cruise To Focus On Super Cruise After Burning Billions On Robotaxi Development

Ev Richard

Photo: Shutterstock/Phil Pasquini (Shutterstock) General Motors’ Cruise robotaxi mapping unit returned to the Bay Area in September, about a year ...

The Godmother of AI Wants Everyone to Be a World Builder

The Godmother of AI Wants Everyone to Be a World Builder

Mickey Vernon

According to market-fixated tech pundits and professional skeptics, the artificial intelligence bubble has popped, and winter’s back. Fei-Fei Li isn’t ...

A robot that gives massages — this is what it looks and feels like

A robot that gives massages — this is what it looks and feels like

Bob Elliott

One step inside a spa’s dimly lit room, and I’m already anticipating a serene, therapeutic experience: an hour-long full-body massage ...