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Humanoid robots go for KO in high-tech Vegas fight night

LAS VEGAS—Two robots the size of schoolchildren stepped into the ring at BattleBots Arena. The human-like combatants stumbled a bit as they swung and kicked...

Robots deployed for Fukushima debris removal

TOKYO – Japanese technicians at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant have sent in remote-controlled robots to one of the damaged reactor buildings as part...

Going for Gold

Robots compete in a 5x5 football match during the World Humanoid robot games in Beijing on August 16, 2025.

China hosts world’s 1st humanoid robot games

BEIJING—The world’s first-ever humanoid robot games began Friday in Beijing, with over 500 androids alternating between jerky tumbles and glimpses of real power as...

Robots to retrieve radioactive sandbags

TOKYO – Robots will begin moving sandbags that were used to absorb radiation-contaminated water after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster as soon as next...

Robots that are neither too human nor too machine are here

With big, expressive eyes, elfin ears and adorable cooing, Miroka and Miroki could be an apparition from your favorite cartoon. But behind their cute facade,...

AI robots at UN reckon they could run the world better

A panel of AI-enabled humanoid robots told a United Nations summit on Friday that they could eventually run the world better than humans. But the...

Vibrating pill, ingestible sensor: mini robots tackle gut disorders

A pill that vibrates to relieve constipation, a sensor that can be tracked in the gut -- medical researchers are turning to tiny robots...

Creepy meets cool: Humanoid robots at CES tech show

Las Vegas—A lifelike, child-size doll writhed and cried before slightly shocked onlookers snapping smartphone pictures Wednesday at the CES tech show—where the line between...

Robots on sanitation duty

Businesses have deployed smart sanitation technologies to upgrade their COVID-19 cleaning and disinfection protocols. These robots take on the recurring tasks required in ensuring...

Delivery robots take the strain out of shopping in Britain town

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom—It’s famous for its roundabouts and statues of concrete cows. But the English town of Milton Keynes now has another claim...

Pandemic’s robot ‘heroes’ tout their value at tech show

By Rob Lever With Julie Jammot in San Francisco WASHINGTON—Robots that helped people survive and stay safe over the past year are touting their value...

Demystifying 5 myths about collaborative robots

Collaborative Robots or “cobots” are more than just a cool innovation we all are excited to discover and utilize. It is in fact widely...

China turns to robots, cameras in sci-fi quarantine watch

Robots delivering meals, ghostly figures in hazmat suits, and cameras pointed at front doors: China's methods to enforce coronavirus quarantines have looked like a...
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