McDonald’s experimenting with robot employees that look like humans — and even dress in uniform

A McDonald’s in a Chinese city piloted humanoid robots to serve meals and entertain customers, according to reports. Videos ...
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Inside the grueling training teaching humanoid robots to move like humans

Teaching a humanoid robot to move naturally is less a software trick than a data marathon. Behind the polished demos of ...

AI robot snaps together like Lego and moves unlike anything I've ever seen before — I can't stop watching

Researchers used AI to design an unusual-looking Lego-like AI robot that moves and survives unlike any robot you've seen ...

30 Years Ago, Robots Learned to Walk Without Falling

PO, the human-cyborg-relations android from Star Wars. C-3PO was designed to assist humans in communicating with robots and ...
Digital Trends

This artificial skin could give ‘human-like’ sensitivity to robots

Robots are getting better at seeing, hearing, and moving, but touch has always been the missing piece. At CES 2026, Ensuring Technology showcased a new kind of artificial skin that could finally give ...
eWeek

New 3D Vision System Lets Humanoid Robots Navigate Without Human Help

RealSense and LimX Dynamics unveiled autonomous humanoid navigation at Nvidia GTC, highlighting 3D perception, Visual SLAM, ...
Geeky Gadgets

From Jogging to Mid-Air Balance : Humanoid Robots Nail Lifelike Moves

Imagine a robot that doesn’t just walk but glides across a room with the grace of a dancer. Picture a machine that can not only pick up a fragile glass without shattering it but also assemble ...
Purdue University

Improving robots’ social skills: Purdue professor programs robots for improved nonverbal communication to better support humans

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Friendly robots, the ones people love to love, are quirky: R2-D2, C-3PO, WALL-E, BB-8, Marvin, Roz and Baymax. They’re emotional, prone to panic or bossy, empathetic and able to ...