China's humanoid robotic firms are looking to KO the competition, and what they learn in the ring looks to advance the ...

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German robotics manufacturer Neura this week released video of a humanoid robot, called 4NE-1, performing a variety of activities, like ironing and moving boxes. The promotional video arrives as ...

Long confined to the lab, humanoids finally appear ready to work in manufacturing. There are just a few hurdles to get them to market.

fueling expectations that 2025 will mark the pivotal year for humanoid robots to enter mass production. In January, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced the goal of manufacturing thousands of Optimus ...

In the 21-kilometer half-marathon, which tested the physical limits of even some human runners, six of the 20 robots managed to finish the race. Tiangong Ultra, standing 1.8 meters tall and ...

Robots aren't just efficient machines anymore, they are now agile performers that can flip and jog. Take, for instance, Unitree, a Chinese robotics company that has been making headlines with its ...

Humanoid robots to run entire course for first time ... that hosts more than 100 robotics companies and a 10 billion-yuan ($1.36 billion) government fund for their development, according to ...

The winning robot was Tiangong Ultra, from the Beijing Innovation Center of Human Robotics, with a time of 2 hours and 40 minutes. The men’s winner of the race had a time of 1 hour and 2 minutes.

If the idea of robots taking ... short of the human world record of 56:42, held by Ugandan runner Jacob Kiplimo. The winner of the men’s race on Saturday finished in 1 hour and 2 minutes.