Honor's move into robotics feels like a bold move, and it turns out that its first humanoid has some bold moves of its own. Katie is a UK-based news reporter and features writer. Officially, she is ...

We knew that Honor is about to bring its oddball Robot Phone to this year's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. What we didn't know, however, that the company is also bringing its first-ever ...

Fans of humanoid robots might want to catch a recent NBC News report on Unitree’s Lunar New Year celebration. It features chorus lines of robots performing feats of dexterity and coordination—kung fu, ...

Anthropomorphic robots took center stage during China's Spring Festival Gala as the country rang in the Year of the Horse before hundreds of millions of viewers. Units manufactured by Hangzhou-based ...

AI’s concealed labor has repeatedly led us to overestimate the technology. Humanoid robots are entering a similar phase. This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI.

Gone are the days when China’s humanoid robots were something of a joke. Now these incredibly realistic pieces of technology look set to be commonplace around the globe. But should we welcome our new ...

The clip, recorded in the Hoxton area of East London, showed the "robot" interacting with young people whom appeared to be students, answering questions about its name and creator. One person who ...

China's humanoid robots impressed at the Spring Festival Gala earlier this week, shifting public sentiment. The robot's abilities displayed at the event were far more advanced than those shown just ...

Eduardo B. Sandoval is a Friend of The Conversation. Last year, Norwegian-US tech company 1X announced a strange new product: “the world’s first consumer-ready humanoid robot designed to transform ...

The Spring Festival Gala is a showcase both of China’s cultural riches and its technological might. The four-hour state television programme, staged in Beijing on the eve of each Lunar New Year, often ...

BEIJING — China’s most-watched TV show, the annual CCTV Spring Festival gala, on Monday showcased the country’s cutting-edge industrial policy and Beijing’s push to dominate humanoid robots and the ...

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