Russia’s first autonomous humanoid robot staggers and falls on debut

A semi-autonomous humanoid robot said to be Russia’s first such machine has fallen over within seconds of facing the public ...

Elon Musk Says Optimus Robot Will Replace Jobs and Enable Universal Income

Elon Musk has predicted that Tesla's humanoid robot Optimus could revolutionize the global economy even if it significantly reduces the need for human labor.

Russia's first humanoid robot debuts – and immediately eats the floor

According to its website, AIdol – an acronym of maker Artificial Intelligence Dynamic Organism Lab – can work autonomously ...
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In Orlando theme parks, animatronics increase in number — and in realism

Mechanical birds, bears and princesses have chirped, growled and sung in Orlando’s theme parks for more than 50 years. The ...
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China’s ‘first open-source’ humanoid robot being developed by a Gen Z founder

In April 2025, Beijing-based startup RoboParty formally launched with an ambition to build a fully open-source bipedal humanoid robot platform. The founder, Huang Yi (born 2004), made headlines as one ...

The $5 Trillion Opportunity Hiding in Plain Sight

There are two kinds of “big” in tech. There’s big like, “this app could do a few billion in ARR.” And then there’s civilization-scale big … the kind that rewires labor, logistics, and daily life the ...