An international team has explored how in future aerial robots could process construction materials precisely in the air -- an approach with great potential for difficult-to-access locations or work ...

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 ...

A new viral video of Tesla’s Optimus humanoid shows the robot performing everyday chores like vacuuming and throwing out the trash. Shared on May 20, 2025, by the Tesla Optimus X account on X, the ...

Abstract: Most autonomous navigation approaches for mobile robots rely either on 3D LiDAR sensors, which are often costly, or on horizontally mounted 2D LiDAR sensors, which do not support ...

Abstract: We present the design, implementation, and evaluation of Ceilbot, a ceiling-mounted robot for efficient and accurate RFID localization. Unlike previous robotic RFID localization systems, ...

Most people think of Toyota and picture a Camry, a Tacoma, maybe a Prius. A 7-foot-2 robot shooting free throws at halftime of a professional basketball game? That's a harder image to conjure. But ...

The United States’ advanced manufacturing future may have an unexpected limiting factor: a dire shortage of welders. While venture capital has placed big bets on a cutting-edge future of data centers, ...

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 ...

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 ...

A humanoid robot aptly named Lightning made history on the streets of Beijing over the weekend, beating the human half-marathon world record by several minutes. Dozens of robots lined up for the ...