Meet the Chinese Startup Using AI—and a Team of Human Workers—to Train Robots

AgiBot is using AI-powered robots to do new manufacturing tasks. Smarter machines may transform physical labor in China.

Office robot fails a simple task — but nails Robin Williams impression

AI robot powered by LLMs hilariously mimics Robin Williams in office experiment, highlighting current challenges in embodied ...

Are humanoid robots on the verge of remaking the economy, or ‘doomed to fail’?

What can a humanoid robot actually do in the real world? If you’ve seen videos online of the Boston Dynamics Atlas robot or ...
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Amazon Is Quietly Replacing Workers With Robots. But There's More to the Story

Technology is catching up to the U.S. workforce very quickly and one company is leading the way with robotics — which isn't exactly good news on the jobs front. With the introduction of the machines ...
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Texas workers among the most at risk for robot replacement, study says

A new report claims robots will replace 20 million jobs around the world in the next decade and Texas is listed as one of the most vulnerable states. Oxford Economics says robots could take over for ...
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First World Humanoid Robot Games: Highlights and Fails

In the latest episode of What the Future, we run down the best highlights and fails from the first World Humanoid Robot Games held last week in China. Jesse Orrall (he/him/his) is a Senior Video ...

Inside the glass-walled Tesla lab where workers train the Optimus robot to act like a human

Have you ever wanted to wipe down a table hundreds of times while Elon Musk watches? Training Tesla's humanoid robot might be the job for you.
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The dogged pursuit of lifesaving AI

Brain-inspired navigation and energy-efficient artificial intelligence let four-legged 'robot dogs' survive longer and search farther in disaster zones ...