In labs, living rooms, hospitals, and classrooms, robots are no longer just tools—they’re becoming social actors. People ...

When soft music is playing in the background, a brief exchange with a robot can evoke unexpected feelings of intimacy. Researchers were surprised to discover how much of a role the background music ...

Four rising humanoid robot startups demonstrated their products at the annual CCTV Spring Festival gala, a televised event ...

AI is transforming workplaces. AI chatbots searching for materials and organizing documents have become a common sight in offices. In industrial settings, autonomous flying drones that check inventory ...

Companies across sectors are increasingly embracing robotics for efficiency gains, labor optimization and cost savings. But introducing robots into human-centered environments isn’t just a technical ...

Comparisons and competitiveness among employees have been around as long as there have been workplaces. But those frictions are taking fresh shape as the use of artificial intelligence and robotics ...

It’s warm bot-tied. Techsperts are sounding alarm bells following the release of an eerily realistic humanoid service bot ...

In a groundbreaking new study, researchers have developed an electronic skin that allows humanoid robots to distinguish ...

The winning robot finished the race in two hours and 40 minutes Michael Nied has been a digital news editor with PEOPLE since 2025. He has previously been published by Just Jared, PopCrush, Idolator ...

Humanoid robots developed by Unitree Robotics performed kung fu and backflips during China's 2026 Lunar New Year broadcast.

MirrorMe Technology's Bolt became the fastest running humanoid robot demonstrated outside computer simulations when it ...