Did the 21st century begin on 1 January 2000? Or was it that blue sky day in September 2001 when the planes hit the twin towers? These images from the last 25 years chronicle modern history in the mak ...

Investors lost their minds, robots lost their balance and roboticists rolled their eyes. Meanwhile, visions of a $5 trillion ...

The tech industry has become obsessed with the idea of humanoid robots, bipedal androids designed to complete tasks on behalf of their flesh-and-blood counterparts. But as many experts have argued, ...

When Xpeng unveiled its Next Gen Iron humanoid recently, the robot glided across the stage with movement so fluid that the crowd froze. Many viewers thought they saw an actor in a suit. Clips spread ...

Robot companies are racing toward a breakout year, but they'll have to confront some fundamental problems before making bigger promises. Jesse Orrall (he/him/his) is a Senior Video Producer for CNET.

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Humanoid robots are having a moment. Companies are racing to build the market for robots, with Tesla's Optimus set to enter mass production next year. Morgan Stanley analysts identified 25 companies ...

DIGITIMES observes that humanoid robots require field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) to execute multi-axis motor control for diverse tasks and to flexibly adjust designs according to different ...

Robots have long been seen as a bad bet for Silicon Valley investors — too complicated, capital-intensive and “boring, honestly,” says venture capitalist Modar Alaoui. But the commercial boom in ...

Midea has officially unveiled its next-generation humanoid robot, Miro U, at an event in Guangzhou, China. The robot is the world’s first to feature a six-arm wheel-leg design, and it is built for ...

As we look back at the year 2025, it’s evident that humanoid robots have increasingly become a pivotal part of ...