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F or decades, humanoid robots lived in science fiction and in high-tech labs. That’s changing. Engineers and companies across ...
Digit is a humanoid robot that can perform various tasks, such as carrying boxes, opening doors, and climbing stairs. Digit is not just a machine but, as the company claims, a robotic co-worker that ...
Robot maker Apptronik partnered with supply chain giant Jabil to test and produce its humanoid robots. Apptronik says the Apollo robots will perform simple tasks, supporting workers in Jabil's ...
A humanoid robot's seemingly violent outburst at a Chinese factory has gone viral, igniting fears about the dangers of automation spiralling out of control. Video footage shows a machine seemingly ...
Tesla says Optimus is working on its factory floor. The company said in an X post that two of the humanoid robots had been deployed in a factory. Elon Musk has called Optimus Tesla's most valuable ...
BMW is exploring ways to use Figure’s 5’6, 130-pound humanoid robot in its South Carolina manufacturing facility. The Figure robot is a 5’6, 130-pound bipedal hunk of metal capable of lifting around ...
The race to use humanoid robots in factory settings to lower costs, improve safety, and boost efficiency continues. For its part, Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) is looking to hire employees to help accumulate ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Jonathan Reichental covers technology in business and society. We are entering a new industrial revolution, the cognitive ...
The world's first factory mass-produced humanoid robots will soon be opening in the Pacific Northwest. God help us all. Agility Robotics CEO Damion Shelton told Axios in an unsettling interview that ...
The report sites recent analysis by U.K. consultancy firm IDTechEx that predicts that some 1.6 million humanoid robots could be working in the automotive factory sector by 2035. U.S. Bureau of Labor ...