Investors are pouring billions into companies pitching humanoid robots, but functional versions are decades away.

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In a study that delves into the ever-evolving world of robotics, researchers have embarked on an intriguing challenge: pitting humans against 27 humanoid robots to see who is "far superior." The study ...

In 2018, Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, made a striking admission on Twitter (now known as X): "Yes, excessive automation at Tesla was a mistake. To be precise, my mistake. Humans are underrated.

What just happened? It appears that one thing humanoid robots still can't do better than their human counterparts is long-distance running. This fact was illustrated during a half-marathon in Beijing, ...

A Harvard professor of astronomy is predicting extraterrestrials will make contact with artificial intelligence before humans, due to aliens potentially feeling a “kinship” with human technology. “My ...

A new study found that employees are more likely to be lazy when working near or with robots versus working on their own or with a group of people. Scientists at the Technical University of Berlin in ...

A Harvard professor of astronomy is predicting extraterrestrials will make contact with artificial intelligence before humans, due to aliens potentially feeling a "kinship" with human technology. "My ...

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In a spectacle that combined elements of science fiction and athletics, China held its first-ever humanoid robot half-marathon over the weekend, pitting machines against more than 12,000 human runners ...