Humanoid robots have arms and legs, but can they work alongside human beings, or will they replace them? Their use is growing, but are they ready?

Figure AI’s latest Helix 02 demo shows a humanoid robot autonomously tidying a living room, highlighting full-body control, tool use, and adaptive cleanup.

Humanoid robots are beginning to take on household tasks, showing how AI-powered machines could soon assist with chores in ...

A Unitree G1 robot sparred with a human journalist, showing how far humanoid robotics has come and where the technology still falls short.

Humanoid robots, robotic systems with a human-like body structure, have the potential of tackling various real-world tasks ...

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For decades, humanoid robots have lived behind safety cages in factories or deep inside research labs. Fauna Robotics, a New York-based robotics startup, says that era is ending. The company has ...

Figure is gradually prepping its humanoid robot to competently take on household chores. While the California-based company has ambitions to deploy its robot in industrial settings like factories and ...

Humanoid robots spent 2025 straddling a strange line between breakthrough and blooper reel. They poured lattes, posed in fashion campaigns and even stepped into kickboxing rings, only to trip, ...

A humanoid robot developed by NASA for future Mars missions is set to return ...