WASHINGTON — Randi Weingarten, president of one of America’s most powerful teachers unions, strongly pushed back Thursday against first lady Melania Trump’s comments that humanoid robot teachers could ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump often commands the attention of any room she enters but all eyes — and cameras — were trained on her humanoid companion on Wednesday. The robot accompanied the first ...

Amazon confirmed it has acquired Fauna Robotics, a startup building humanoid robots. Fauna's first product, called Sprout, is a $50,000 bipedal robot that's 3 feet, 6 inches tall and designed to be ...

A food delivery robot in Chicago is going viral, but not for fast service, but for a crash landing. The pint-sized courier smashed straight through the glass of a West Town CTA bus shelter. While it ...

This ain't teleoperation. Chinese researchers have tested a new, much quicker and easier method of teaching robots to play tennis, and the results look like a breakthrough in machine learning and real ...

Can a robot keep up with Serena Williams? Researchers have taught a humanoid robot to play tennis with humans — and it can hold its own. Chinese AI robotic company Galbot designed software to teach a ...

Corinne Reichert (she/her) grew up in Sydney, Australia and moved to California in 2019. She holds degrees in law and communications, and currently writes news, analysis and features for CNET across ...

The AgiBot X2 can do hip-hop moves, Tai Chi, and even a full split. I saw it at MWC 2026 and was captivated. I'm PCMag's managing editor for consumer electronics, overseeing an experienced team of ...

The Robot Phone has a robotic camera that can track subjects as they move around. Honor also launched the Magic V6, its latest foldable smartphone. The releases come against the ongoing shortage of ...

Amazon halts Blue Jay robot project amid strategic shift in warehouse technology. Blue Jay faced high costs and complexities; Amazon refocuses on "Orbital" system. Amazon's "Orbital" aims for modular, ...

WTF?! The sci-fi trope of humanoid robots that are almost indistinguishable from the real thing has moved a lot closer to reality. China has revealed what is dubbed the first "biomimetic AI robot," ...

At this stage of the robotics race, it's probably fair to assume that a few of us have a bit of humanoid malaise. After all, we've seen more funny videos of robots dropping plates out of dishwashers ...