When Real-World Tech Catches Up to Westworld
The Westworld aesthetic is all over today’s global humanoid frenzy, as are the parallels to emerging technology.
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China’s Humanoid Robots Kick Off the Year of the Horse
China’s humanoid robots are Wild ‘N Out as they usher in the Year of the Horse.
Allonic Secures $7.2M to Build Robots the Way Westworld Imagined
A Hungarian startup is generating buzz with its automated manufacturing system for building robots that’s straight out of Westworld.
Aheadform’s Lifelike Elf Humanoid Sings Love Song to Fellow Robots
Under stage lights in Shanghai, a lifelike robot sang softly to an audience of fellow machines. The pink-haired android performed a love song penned by its creator, a Chinese social media star with Ivy League schooling, who believes robots are destined to form more meaningful and intimate relationships with humans.
The Humanoid Robot That Fell on Cardi B in San Francisco
Rapper Cardi B had a very strange interaction with a humanoid robot in San Francisco over the Super Bowl weekend.
India’s Addverb Eases Humanoid Robots into Industrial Workforce
The leading Indian robotics firm Addverb is taking a conservative approach as it eases its newly unveiled humanoid robots into the industrial workforce.
Cartwheel Robotics Shuts Down After Failing to Secure Funding for Yogi Humanoid
Nevada-based startup Cartwheel Robotics is shutting down after failing to secure enough funding to get its compact humanoid robot Yogi to market.
Researchers Use Physics to Teach a Humanoid Robot to Skateboard
Chinese researchers have taught a Unitree G1 humanoid robot how to ride a skateboard with a new physics-aware control system called HUSKY.
Humanoid Robots Are Surviving Arctic Conditions and Running Like Olympians
As the Chinese government pushes to be the clear leader in the humanoid race by next year, well-funded firms throughout the mainland are reporting breakthrough after breakthrough.
SUSTECH’s Shape-Shifting Humanoid Robot Walks on Water
Researchers from Shenzhen’s Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTECH) recently showcased a soft humanoid robot prototype that physically adapts its body ondemand.
Shanghai Startup Claims World Record for Fastest Humanoid Robot
The Shanghai-based robotics startup MirrorMe Technology claims its new bipedal robot is the world’s fastest humanoid on two feet.