ISRO’s Vyommitra — A robot friend on Gaganyaan that can talk, think, and work in space

ISRO's humanoid robot Vyommitra will fly with the Gaganyaan mission to test systems and pave the way for India's first human ...

Meet India’s Space Friend Vyommitra – The Humanoid Robot That Talks, Thinks And Works In Space

ISRO’s Vyommitra gears up for the Gaganyaan mission, preparing India for its first human voyage into the stars.
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World’s First Surrogate Robot ‘Could’ Give Birth to Human Baby

Chinese scientists have reportedly unveiled plans for the world’s first humanoid robot capable of carrying a pregnancy to term. Led by Dr. Zhang Qifeng of Kaiwa Technology in Guangzhou, the project is ...
Billy Penn

HitchBOT celebrated by hundreds in Elfreth’s Alley, 10 years after its demise there

Its journey was cut short in Philadelphia 10 years ago, but its legacy was commemorated this October — and could continue to ...

A play about the revolt of human workers — not machines — gave us the word 'robot'

A Czech playwright introduced the word to English in the 1920s. But back then, it wasn't analogous to machinery. New ...
New Atlas

Autonomous robot surgeon removes organs with 100% success rate

And, before that, Krieger's Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot, STAR, performed the first autonomous robot surgery on a live animal – a laparoscopic surgery on a pig – in 2022. But it was much more heavily ...
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Beijing's first World Humanoid Robot Games open with hip-hop and martial arts

A robot rehearses the 100m race before the opening ceremony of The World Humanoid Robot Games held in Beijing, China, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) Humanoid robots danced hip-hop, ...
Los Angeles Times

Beijing’s first World Humanoid Robot Games open with hip-hop, martial arts and music

BEIJING — Humanoid robots hip-hop danced, performed martial arts and played keyboard, guitar and drums at the opening ceremony of the first World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on Thursday evening.