In a race between humans and robots, machines take the victory in a sign of advancements

BEIJING — It was not even close as a bright red Chinese humanoid named “Lightning” lived up to its name in a half-marathon ...

Musk says he is 'hesitant' to demo Optimus, since Tesla rivals may copy it

Tesla was supposed to host a live demonstration of its latest Optimus humanoid robot last quarter. But that may be delayed to ...

This humanoid robot can almost run as fast as a human sprinter

The demonstration centers on a controlled track test in which the robot passes a speed-measurement device at peak velocity.

Unitree's humanoid H1 robot reaches 10.1 m/s in the 100m sprint

Unitree's H1 robot can run at a maximum speed of 10.1 m/s. This is a peak value for humanoid robots. Unitree conducted the ...
Times Union

Robots at center of China's strategy to leapfrog rivals

In this Friday, Oct. 21, 2016 photo, Chinese college students remove the cover from the Ares, a humanoid bipedal robot designed by them with fundings from a Shanghai investment company, displayed ...
Time

MIT’s Human-Size Robot Unboxing Puts All Other Unboxings to Shame

Ah, the tried-and-true unboxing. It’s a staple of tech blogging – perhaps not quite as popular as it once was, but still popular nonetheless. If you’ve never witnessed an unboxing, it’s pretty much ...