Humanoid robots are getting smaller, safer and closer

Fauna Robotics is launching Sprout as a developer platform for humanoid robots. The robot features 29 degrees of freedom and NVIDIA compute power.

Lunar New Year prayers, robots and festivities usher in the Year of the Horse

Traditional prayers, fireworks and fairs marked the Lunar New Year on Tuesday — alongside 21st-century humanoid robots. Thousands of people in Beijing jammed into the former Temple of Earth to buy

Watch: Humanoid robots replace humans in China's Lunar New Year celebrations, netizens warn 'we are doomed'

Chinese New Year celebrations featured advanced AI robots performing traditional arts. Prominent Chinese companies demonstrated their humanoid robots, signaling China's strong push to lead in this technology.

Uncanny ‘warm-skinned’ robot built to feel as human as possible could show up in service worker roles

It’s warm bot-tied. Techsperts are sounding alarm bells following the release of an eerily realistic humanoid service bot named Moya with camera eyes and, most creepily, warm skin. Dystopian footage shows the lifelike automaton interacting with guests during its debut at the Zhangjiang Robotics Valley in Shanghai.
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This Robot With a Working Human Face Is Incredibly Unsettling

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