A humanoid robot has insisted it has no plans to "replace" humans, after it unveiled a new portrait of Britain's King Charles this week. Artist Ai-Da is one of the most advanced robots in the world, ...

You might have noticed that humanoid robots are having a bit of a moment. From Tesla’s Optimus to Figure AI’s Figure 02, these machines are no longer just science fiction – they’re walking, and in ...

The first-ever World Humanoid Robot Olympics has wrapped up in Beijing, China, and one particular robot shone in the track events. Built by Chinese firm Unitree Robotics, the H1 humanoid robot helped ...

Robot developers keep making it seem like housebots are imminent when they’re decades away, argue Dr Carl Strathearn and Dr Dimitra Gkatzia from Edinburgh Napier University. As much as this might ...

Twenty-one humanoid robots joined thousands of runners at the Yizhuang half-marathon in Beijing today, the first time these machines have raced alongside humans over a 21km course. The robots from ...

Pepper, the humanoid robot, was born in 2014. It enjoyed a brief wave of hype, including a visit to the Financial Times to meet the editor. “This is a robot that behaves autonomously, powered by love, ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The funding will be used to advance the start-up’s development of cognitive and humanoid robots. Germany-based Neura Robotics yesterday (15 January) announced it has raised €120m in a Series B funding ...