The Kids Who Grew Up with Baymax Are Now Building Him
Many of today’s robotics leaders grew up inspired by The Terminator, but the next generation grew up with a very different and softer vision of the future: Baymax.
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Japan’s Auto Giants Move into Humanoids as Korea Breaks a Funding Record
Humanoid robots are moving into some of the toughest industrial jobs in the world. The industry is compressing years of development into months as investors throw billions into physical AI.
Could the Future of Companion Robots Float Instead of Walk?
Could the future of companion robots be soft, floating creatures instead of humanoid machines?
Artificial Muscles Are About to Make Lifelike Robots and Cyborgs Mainstream
The human body spent millions of years perfecting muscles to master movement. Scientists still don’t fully understand how they work, but the race to replicate them is well underway.
Toyota’s CUE7 Basketball Playing Robot is Machine-Level Accurate
Toyota has a crazy new robot basketball player, the result of more than a decade of research and development.
Japan Taught Robots to Walk… Now It’s Racing to Catch Up
Not that long ago, Japan was the undisputed world leader in humanoid robotics.
Japan’s Torobo Humanoid Robot Gets Legs, Better AI
Japan’s Torobo humanoid robot is moving toward full autonomy with its new legs.
Fashion’s Biggest Secret: The Robots Are Already Winning
AI robots are invading the fashion world and it’s getting weird, even for an industry that prides itself on pushing boundaries.
Japan’s Most Famous Android Builder Just Found His Robot Legs in China
The Japanese robotics legend Hiroshi Ishiguro is partnering with the leading Chinese robotics firm Unitree to commercialize his long-running android research.
Meet the Hyper-Realistic Humanoid Robots Creeping into the Mainstream
As humanoid robots become more physically capable, realism is turning into the new battleground.
Are Humanoid Robots Ready for the Battlefield?
AI-generated footage of Chinese humanoid robots preparing for war is going viral across social media, stoking fears that the kind of future the movies warned about is imminent.