A 20-second video from inside a Chinese humanoid robot factory is causing some consternation today around social media. It shows a range of highly realistic-looking, partially skinned humanoids under construction. Category: Robotics, Technology Tags: China, Humanoid, Robots, Video ..read more

The Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center has unveiled Tiangong, an electrically-driven general-purpose humanoid that's capable of stable running at 6 km/h, while also able to tackle slopes and stairs in "blind conditions." Category: Robotics, Technology Tags: Humanoid, Robots ..read more

Somebody better break it to the Ewoks: crafty log tricks aren't gonna cut the mustard. LimX Dynamics has released video of its P1 Biped – heavily inspired by the AT-ST walker from Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, taking an absolute pounding with ease. Category: Robotics, Technology Tags: biped, Robotics, Robots, star wars, Artificial Intelligence, LimX ..read more

Even though snails are slow and slimy-bottomed, they've inspired a new type of robot that could be quite useful. Groups of these bots can operate independently or join together in order to perform tasks that would otherwise be impossible. Category: Robotics, Technology Tags: Chinese University of Hong Kong, Biomimicry, locomotion, Swarm Robotics ..read more

Sanctuary AI is one of the world's leading humanoid robotics companies. Its Phoenix robot, now in its seventh generation, has dropped our jaws several times in the last few months alone, demonstrating a remarkable pace of learning and a fluidity and confidence of autonomous motion that shows just how human-like these machines are becoming. Category: Robotics, Technology Tags: Sanctuary AI, Interviews, Robotics, LLM (Large Language Model), Artificial Intelligence, Consciousness, Humanoid ..read more

We've seen some impressive nature-inspired flying bots from the creative minds at Festo's Bionic Learning Network over the years, but the autonomous BionicBee is not only the smallest so far but also the first capable of swarming. Category: Robotics, Technology Tags: Festo, Biomimicry, Robots, Autonomous ..read more

The rapid progress of humanoid robot development is nothing short of astounding. Less than 12 months after introducing its 6th-gen general-purpose humanoid, Canada's Sanctuary AI has pulled back the curtains on the next iteration of Phoenix. Category: Robotics, Technology Tags: Humanoid, Sanctuary AI, Robots, Artificial Intelligence ..read more

While it seems that another humanoid robot is being released every week, we've yet to see one move as quickly or with as much precision as the model just released by Chinese company, Astribot. We dare you to not be impressed. Category: Robotics, Technology Tags: Future Robot, Robotic, Robots, Humanoid, Artificial Intelligence ..read more

A robo-dog capable of throwing 30-ft flames from its back might seem the stuff of sci-fi nightmares, but such terrors were made real last year with the launch of the Thermonator from Ohio's Throwflame. Now the fire-breathing quadruped is available to buy for under $10k. Category: Robotics, Technology Tags: Fire, Quadruped, Robots ..read more

Penguins are fast, fantastic swimmers, so why not make an underwater robot inspired by them? That's just what German underwater tech company EvoLogics has done, with its new-and-improved Quadroin AUV (autonomous underwater vehicle). Category: Robotics, Technology Tags: Underwater, Autonomous, Biomimicry ..read more