The word “robot” is only a century old. It comes from a Czech play, R.U.R. (Rossumovi Univerzální Roboti, or Rossum’s Universal Robots in English). According to historian Howard Markel, robot derives ...
While investors are busy pouring billions of dollars into humanoid robots, an MIT roboticist who has been making robots for ...
In a historic first, humanoid robots ran alongside human participants in a half-marathon in Beijing, showcasing both the advancements and ongoing challenges within the robotics industry. What Happened ...
What inspired the quadrotor, the Penn-built robot that can fly? Or the X-Rhex, another Penn-built robot that can jump and climb? Find out in “Birth of the Robots,” a film by Kurtis Sensenig that ...
For Elon Musk, the future of Tesla isn't its global fleet of EVs. It's Optimus, the humanoid robot designed to help humans ...
Katy has a BA in Humanities and Philosophy, with over 20 years of experience in online and print publishing. She was named the Association of British Science Writers' Editor of the Year in 2023. For ...
A Czech playwright introduced the word to English in the 1920s. But back then, it wasn't analogous to machinery. New ...
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China's half-marathon makes history with the first humanoid robot race in a 21-kilometre racetrack
This Saturday, history was created in Beijing when twenty-one humanoid robots raced in the Yizhuang half-marathon. It was the first event where robots shared the stage with human runners in a ...
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