An eerily realistic humanoid robot — purported to be the “world’s first bipedal, musculoskeletal android” — twitched to life in a viral clip, which viewers have slammed as “dystopian” and “terrifying.

He said humanoid robot bobbies — similar to those being trialled for border security in China — could use facial recognition ...

Yet the illusion is fragile. DroidUp claims Moya’s walking resembles a human’s with ‘92% accuracy,’ but demonstrations still ...

There’s been a lot of talk recently about designing robots in human form for manufacturing and distribution environments. Does that make sense?

With advances in artificial intelligence beginning to reshape mobility, Dr Hongdi Brian Gu, Vice Chairman of the Board of ...

Remember when robots were just science-fiction fantasies or clunky machines bolted to factory floors? That world is vanishing before our eyes. While you’ve been focused on generative AI and digital ...

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GUANGZHOU, China, April 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Once confined to the realm of science fiction, robots are now becoming an integral part of a consumer's everyday routines. At the 137th China Import ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover aerospace, astronomy & hosted The Cosmic Controversy Podcast. As the recent Worldcon 2025 Convention here in Seattle ...

From Black Mirror to Her to Cyberpunk 2077, science fiction reveals that our real threat isn’t killer robots—it’s the corporate systems quietly rewriting what it means to be human. Consider the ...

It sounds like something from a science fiction novel, but Alabama officials’ plan to use robots to improve care for rural pregnant women and their babies is real.