A new humanoid robot has stunned audiences with its eerie realism to the point where many refused to believe it was actually a machine.

The idea of advanced AI within a human-shaped shell is an astonishingly powerful combination in theory. It would let the tech ...

Chinese EV maker Xpeng debuted its walking humanoid robot Iron at the AI Day event. It's so lifelike, they had to cut it open ...

China’s EV maker stuns social media after its lifelike robot performs so convincingly that many thought it was a person in a ...

XPENG showcases its new-generation humanoid robot "IRON" during the company's 2025 Tech Day on November 5, 2025. Photo: ...

Think of actuators as the robot’s muscles —the technology that enables humanoids to move. Actuators come in three types: ...

Moravec's Paradox is a robotics theory from the '80s that explains why humanoid robots still can't do your laundry.

If you want to build an actual HAL 9000, all you need is an LED, some carpentry skills, and any laptop accessing a talking AI ...

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'We're not quite at the level where the robotic skin is as good as human skin, but we think it's better than anything else out there at the moment.' Image: Dr. David Hardman, University of Cambridge ...

Humans can detect buried objects without touching them, sensing faint pressure ripples in sand. This seventh sense is called ...