Sam Altman’s OpenAI wants to get humanoid robots talking. Here’s why.
Figure AI announced it had signed a collaboration agreement with OpenAI. Figure AI OpenAI has partnered with Figure AI, a…
Robots with local accents appear more trustworthy and competent to users, research suggests
By Xantha Leatham, Deputy Science Editor Published: 00:00 EST, January 29, 2024 | Updated: 00:00 EST, January 29, 2024 <!--…
From sledgehammers to milking robots: French film charts half a century on a dairy farm
Gilles Perret’s “La Ferme des Bertrand” is something of a rarity in French film: a tale of rural success for…
Relax, humanoid robots aren’t coming for your job just yet
Apptronik launched its humanoid robot "Apollo" in August. Apptronik Many workers may fear their role will be replaced by robots…
One barrier to making personal assistant robots a commercial success? Price.
Nao, an autonomous programmable humanoid robot developed by Aldebaran Robotics, can be a teaching assistant and costs about $13,000. Fabrice…
Humanoid robots are doing some lifting in Amazon’s warehouses. But is the human form the ideal shape for the task?
Agility Robotics' Digit, left, a bipedal humanoid robot, and Boston Dynamics' Stretch, right, are both capable of lifting boxes in…
I visited an indoor farm in Compton that’s growing leafy greens for Walmart and Whole Foods using robots — and it gave me a peek at the future of farming
Business Insider food correspondent Nancy Luna tours the Plenty vertical farm in Compton, California. Walmart invested in Plenty in 2022,…
Chuck E. Cheese is retiring its robots and it’s probably not because of a horror movie
Adam Roberts; the man inside, dresses up as Chuck E. Cheese, rodent restaurateur. John Mahler/Toronto Star via Getty Images Chuck…
A virtual restaurant brand run by robots is operating inside Travis Kalanick’s CloudKitchens. Here’s how it works.
Better Days by Remy Robotics wants to scale its wellness brand to 500 locations in five years. Remy Robotics Better…
China boldly claims it has a plan to mass produce humanoid robots that can ‘reshape the world’ within two years
Tesla unveiled its Optimus humanoid robot prototype in 2021. It remains to be seen whether China's plans could rival it.…