Can YouTube videos help robots learn household chores?
Training robots to perform physical tasks is much more complicated than training artificial intelligence to write a paper.
China's People's Congress approves five-year plan prioritising tech
China's National People's Congress on Thursday approved a new five-year plan for 2026-2030, which will see Beijing accelerate the development of key technologies including semiconductors and artificial intelligence (AI).
Former Google AI researcher sets up AI robotics startup in Tokyo
A Silicon Valley-born AI startup is turning to Japan to prove AI can reshape one of the world's largest industrial robot supply chains.
Lenovo leads push at MWC to humanise AI with friendly robots
Lenovo Group Ltd and other consumer electronics companies used the MWC Barcelona conference this week to test appetites for physical AI products with humanlike characteristics.
‘Milestone’ first UK remote robotic surgery
The first UK remote robotic surgery has been hailed as a "milestone" by medics.
Carmaker BMW to trial humanoid robots at German factory
German carmaker BMW said Friday it plans to deploy two AI-powered humanoid robots in a factory in a pilot programme for the first time this year.
China’s Honor shows humanoid and robot phone demo in AI pivot
Honor Device Co demonstrated a humanoid robot and its so-called robot phone at MWC Barcelona 2026 on Sunday, as the Chinese device maker seeks to reinvent itself as an artificial intelligence-driven hardware company.
Snake-like robot unveiled for Fukushima debris removal
A 22-metre robot arm will help remove a third sample of radioactive debris from inside Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, its operator said Thursday, as it unveiled the snake-like device.
French programmer says accidentally hacked 7,000 robot vacuums
All he wanted was to move his robot vacuum cleaner around with a PlayStation controller. But programmer Sammy Azdoufal claims he unwittingly gained remote access to 7,000 other devices.
Rise of the robots pits Hyundai’s Atlas against Musk’s Optimus
As Hyundai Motor Co Chairman Euisun Chung took the stage at CES 2022 accompanied by "Spot" – a robot dog – a voice from the audience asked how long it would be before the company dropped "Motor" from its name.
