The Economist

China will struggle to make money from humanoid robots

More impressive displays are expected over the coming days as the Humanoid Robot Games take place in Beijing. Yet as the ...

US distributor of China’s most popular humanoid robots pivots after US ban

A leading US distributor of China’s most popular humanoid robots and robot dogs now plans to produce its own robots at a ...

Mitsubishi to enlist humanoid robots for its factory rosters

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. is striking a partnership with a University of Tokyo startup to add artificial intelligence-powered ...

Are humanoid robots ready to scrub your kitchen? Not quite.

Startup companies are now starting to test their humanoid robots for home use, but experts said wider adoption will take ...

Humanoid robot's dance steals the show at Ujjain sandwich shop inauguration; users say, ‘robots are the new celebrities’

A humanoid robot dancing at a sandwich shop inauguration in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, has gone viral, sparking reactions about robots and future jobs.

At China's robot Olympics, the finish line comes with a padded wall and a stretcher

China's second World Humanoid Robot Games kicked off Saturday in Beijing. The spectacle comes as China pours money into its ...

Social robotics expert Naomi Fitter on why humanoid robots are reaching a tipping point

Robots that resemble human beings – known as humanoids – are on the rise. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Naomi Fitter from Oregon State University about what's driving the advances in the technology.