Humanoid robotics startup Andromeda has raised $23 million in Series A funding led by US-based Forerunner Ventures.

The World Humanoid Robot Games, an international sports competition for human-form robots, opened in Beijing on Thursday.

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 ...

The World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, aimed at displaying humanlike robots’ skills at sports and everyday tasks, featured stop-start hotel bellhops and a maid that missed the trash bin.

The robot is also described as a general-purpose humanoid platform with advanced autonomy features intended for embodied AI research, developer integration, and complex, real-world robot applications.

Humanoid robots danced hip-hop, performed martial arts and played keyboard, guitar, and drums at the opening ceremony of the first World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on Thursday evening.

China News: Beijing hosted the inaugural World Humanoid Robot Games, drawing hundreds of robotics teams from 16 countries to compete in diverse events, from athle ...

BEIJING -- China is holding a steady stream of large-scale conventions showcasing its homegrown humanoid robots, stirring investor excitement even though sales are far from taking off.

Robotics is another of the critical emerging technologies, mastery of which will be central to 21st-century economic leadership.

In settings like elderly care, hospitality or public assistance, a humanoid robot might be easier for people to interact with—especially if it can use gestures, facial cues or natural conversation.

China’s first humanoid robot has been accepted into a PhD programme in drama and film at a top university, causing a social media sensation.