Robot assistants are on the way, but the latest models might need a human teleoperator to take over certain tasks by looking and listening inside your home.

As technology continues to advance at an unprecedented pace, the concept of humanoid robots has emerged as a tantalizing ...

Chinese New Year celebrations featured advanced AI robots performing traditional arts. Prominent Chinese companies ...

Fauna Robotics is launching Sprout as a developer platform for humanoid robots. The robot features 29 degrees of freedom and ...

Since most of us engage with AI via text boxes, we imagine it more as a brain and less as a body. But there’s a good case to be made that AI hardware applications—like smart robots—could end up being ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Jonathan Reichental covers technology in business and society. Toy versions of the popular droids R2-D2 and BB-8, part of the ...

A child with a new cochlear implant works on auditory rehabilitation exercises at home in Toulouse, France, aided by Pepper, a human-looking robot. In Canada, another child interacts with Pepper, who ...

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 ...

Robot companies are racing toward a breakout year, but they'll have to confront some fundamental problems before making bigger promises. Jesse Orrall (he/him/his) is a Senior Video Producer for CNET.

No, robots aren't taking over the world anytime soon, but they could be the ones doing challenging or dangerous tasks in the ...

Humanoid robots stole the spotlight at China’s 2026 Spring Festival Gala with kung-fu moves, sparking awe and debate about the future.

Social by nature, humans interact in multiple ways—through voice, vision and touch. Reflecting these humanistic qualities, robotic capabilities are improving, and as such, human-robot interaction will ...