For decades, robots have excelled in structured settings like assembly lines, where tasks are predictable and tightly scripted. “The emergence of vision-language-action (VLA) models for physical ...

Modern PLCs now have enough processing power to handle complex robot calculations that previously required separate proprietary controllers and programming ...

GREENWICH TOWNSHIP, New Jersey (WPVI) -- Brick by brick, they've built bots worth bringing to the world stage. Now, these South Jersey students are preparing for their greatest test in robotics yet.

Humanoid robots are Silicon Valley’s latest obsession, but real-world performance has lagged the hype. That may be starting to change, however, after a robot beat the human record for a half marathon ...

A robotics competition on the outskirts of Beijing may spark a new wave of Asimovian nightmares, as humanoid robots outraced the human competition on their way to record-setting results. The race, in ...

The future of American defense is undergoing a high-tech revolution as the Pentagon has awarded a multimillion-dollar contract to test heavy-duty humanoid robots. Foundation Future Industries recently ...

At the end of a half-marathon, runners are usually wiped out. That part looked normal in Beijing. What didn't look so normal was who crossed the finish line first — a humanoid robot named Lightning.

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A paddle-wielding robot is so adept at playing ...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk believes the Optimus robot will become the company's most important product. Optimus is a bipedal, autonomous humanoid robot designed for various tasks, from factory work to ...

There has been a lot of talk about a fully autonomous robot that broke a human world record during a half marathon in China. That is mostly true. It is not the full story of what happened. There were ...

Last Sunday, at the Beijing E-Town Half Marathon, a red humanoid robot of a type named Lightning finished the course in 50 minutes and 26 seconds—faster than the human world record. Its long legs were ...

With the Russo-Ukrainian War in its fourth year, both sides are dealing with critical troop shortages, and Ukrainian officials think they’ve found a solution. The country has started using remotely ...