The real reason robots shouldn’t look like humans goes beyond aesthetics. In this video, we explore the science and psychology behind humanoid robots, the uncanny valley effect, and the potential ...

But you can see the market appeal. A robot vacuum cleaner can’t climb stairs to clean an upstairs room. A robot arm that ...

For years, the Achilles’ heel of general-purpose humanoid robots has been their inability to move quickly. Companies that build humanoid robots often ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Humanoid robots struggle with basic tasks like walking safely and lack the dexterity needed for complex human-like ...

General-purpose robots remain rare not for a lack of hardware but because we still can’t give machines the physical intuition ...

We humans have mastered fire, split the atom, and shot ourselves into space. We've built machines that can outthink us and tools that can cook us lunch or cut open our chests to perform life-saving ...

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While so many humanoid robots are continuing to walk as if they’re suffering back pain or knee problems, Unitree’s G1 robot arrived last year sporting astonishing fluidity. Digital Trends has already ...

Weave Robotics, the California startup behind the laundry-folding robot, has started placing robots in laundromats. Former ...

Editor’s Note: This is part of a series called Inside the Lab, which gives audiences a first-hand look at the research laboratories at the University of Chicago and the scholars who are tackling some ...

John McCormick receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Robots come in a vast array of shapes and sizes. By definition, they’re machines that perform automatic tasks and can be operated ...