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 ...

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 ...

A Czech playwright introduced the word to English in the 1920s. But back then, it wasn't analogous to machinery. New ...

Katy is Managing Editor at IFLScience where she oversees editorial content from News articles to Features, and even occasionally writes some. For the first time in the history of robot dogs and space ...

It was only a matter of time before man made robots accessible to everyday people. That day seems to be here, with the announcement that Sprint stores will soon start selling a humanoid robot named ...

For Elon Musk, the future of Tesla isn't its global fleet of EVs. It's Optimus, the humanoid robot designed to help humans ...

A global market summary by the International Federation of Robotics reports that 517,000 industrial robots were put in place worldwide during 2021, a +31.0% increase from 2020, and the highest number ...

Humanoid robot artist Ai-Da made history in early November when a buyer paid $1.08 million for its portrait of renowned mathematician Alan Turing at a Sotheby’s auction. The groundbreaking sale marks ...