TOKYO: SoftBank Group Corp said yesterday that it would open a pop-up store in Tokyo for one week this spring where its popular Pepper humanoid robots will sell smartphones. At the store, which ...

In recent years, the advent of humanoid robots has taken the robotics industry by storm. Designed to mimic human actions ...

What’s happened? Chinese robotics firm Robotera has officially launched its next-generation, high-performance humanoid robot, ...

The robotics company Aldebaran has been acquired by a Chinese company. The continuation of the Pepper and Nao robots appears ...

Unlike Sanctuary’s robot, which can do a wide range of physical tasks, Pepper’s abilities are limited to facial recognition and analyzing basic human emotions. Similar to Sanctuary’s robot, United ...

So humanoid research led to a useful non-humanoid robot.” Some startups aiming for humanlike machines focused on improving the dexterity of robotic fingers before trying to get their robots to walk.

The robot itself is 121cm (4ft) tall, 60cm (2 inches) wide and can run 7.2km/h (4.5mph). There’s even a quick-release battery that powers the humanoid machine, allowing you to easily give it extra ...

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 ...