You might have noticed that humanoid robots are having a bit of a moment. From Tesla’s Optimus to Figure AI’s Figure 02, these machines are no longer just science fiction – they’re walking, and in ...

Chinese robotics firm Unitree has launched the R1, its most affordable humanoid robot, at a shockingly low asking price of US$5,900. It's hard to fathom that you can now get a walking, command-obeying ...

For less than the price of a fully decked-out MacBook Pro, you can buy Unitree's latest humanoid robot called the R1. You only have to shell out $5,900 for a robot that weighs around 55 lbs, stands ...

Brooks, who co-founded iRobot and spent decades at MIT, is particularly skeptical of companies like Tesla and Figure trying ...

The latest humanoid robot on the market can purportedly run across a grassy lawn, do cartwheels and even fist-fight – and it costs less than $6,000. In a promotional video from China’s Unitree ...

During a recent trip to Meta HQ, I took the opportunity to ask CTO Andrew Bosworth about its new robotics effort.

In a YouTube video, the robot's head glances around with a quizzical expression and blinks in a way that is eerily lifelike.

Until now, the robot workforce has had to either be plugged in all of the time, or spend some time cabled to the mains to top up its battery pack. UBTech has launched the Walker S2 humanoid, with dual ...

No matter how you feel about humanoid robots, they currently all have a technical limitation due to their form factor. Unless the robot is tethered to a power supply, it needs a battery, and unless ...

Unitree’s G1 robot can take hits, falls, and shoves, then quickly get back on its feet thanks to Anti-Gravity mode.