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When a robotics pioneer who has spent decades building humanoid machines recommends that you stand at least nine feet away ...

As Amazon builds up its robotic workforce, we’re seeing everything from squat and goofy to humanoid and somewhat intimidating. The Amazon Astro (and its doomed Business version) putters around with a ...

Humanity has been concerned about the coming robot takeover for some time now. Sci-fi writers such as Isaac Asimov helped ...

Humanoid robots in the workplace are moving closer to reality with the news that Agility Robotics Inc. is closing in on a $400 million funding round to help it start mass-producing its autonomous, ...

Agility Robotics opened the world's first factory for humanoid robots in Salem. The bipedal robot, named Digit, is designed for warehouse and logistics tasks. The factory aims to eventually produce up ...

CORVALLIS, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Agility Robotics, creator of the groundbreaking bipedal robot Digit, today revealed that the company is opening RoboFab™, a robot manufacturing facility in Salem, ...

GREENWICH, Conn., Dec. 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GXO Logistics, Inc. (GXO) (NYSE: GXO), the world’s largest pure-play contract logistics provider, announced today that it is conducting a ...

After four years of hype, Optimus shows some progress, yet the humanoid struggles to prove it's worth beyond staged demos.

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Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Artificial intelligence (AI) is moving beyond the digital space and significantly impacting ...

Robotics company 1X recently revealed its NEO Gamma robot, a humanoid clothed in soft 3D-printed nylon fabric and designed for use in the home. Jesse Orrall (he/him/his) is a Senior Video Producer for ...