Robotics engineer Nathan Wallace has spent the past few months programming and training a robot he has named Destiny. "We thought we needed some girl power, and Destiny just seemed perfect", the 23-year-old told the BBC.

Humanoid robots keep showing up in headlines, but many of the most innovative robots doing actual work neither resemble humans nor are built to be general-purpose replacements for them. Instead, companies are designing and building these more ...

US carmaker Tesla turned the Boston Marathon into a live stage for its Optimus

Tilbury Douglas has deployed a humanoid robot on a live UK construction site - claiming an industry first - at a surprisingly cheap price. The move is

Munich-based company RobCo recently unveiled a new industrial humanoid robot – named Autonomous Alfie

The vision of robots as true partners in our daily work has remained just that—a vision. While we've seen an explosion of humanoid and semi-humanoid designs recently, these new platforms face a fundamental,

For years, robots largely belonged to controlled lab environments. That is changing. Humanoid robots are now entering warehouses, factory floors, and operational settings built for people. They can sense, decide, and act in real time, and that shift is beginning to influence how we think about education.

Given all of the attention it’s been getting recently, robotics may seem like a brand-new industry. But two of the firms on our list have been around for decades—and one is a conglomerate of companies that date back to the 19th century. But there’s ...