AI’s concealed labor has repeatedly led us to overestimate the technology. Humanoid robots are entering a similar phase.

Humanoid robots that move and work like people have long been a science fiction staple, but Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang now says they are only months away from reality. At CES 2026 he argued that advances ...

Despite huge technical progress, these robots are still clumsy at handling everyday tasks in homes or hospitals or other ...

Welcome to this week’s episode of “man-made horrors beyond human comprehension.” A humanoid robot named DeREK had what you might call a “moment” on the floor of a San Francisco robotics lab this week, ...

A new synthetic “skin” gives robots the human touch. The low-cost, durable and highly-sensitive material can be added to robotic hands just like a glove, say scientists. It enables automatons to ...

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 ...

Humanoid robots are no longer the stuff of science fiction. Imagine a world where robots not only collaborate with us in factories but also greet us in stores, aid in surgeries and care for our loved ...