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Robot assistants are on the way, but the latest models might need a human teleoperator to take over certain tasks by looking and listening inside your home.
It’s warm bot-tied. Techsperts are sounding alarm bells following the release of an eerily realistic humanoid service bot named Moya with camera eyes and, most creepily, warm skin. Dystopian footage shows the lifelike automaton interacting with guests during its debut at the Zhangjiang Robotics Valley in Shanghai.
eSpeaks’ Corey Noles talks with Rob Israch, President of Tipalti, about what it means to lead with Global-First Finance and how companies can build scalable, compliant operations in an increasingly uncertain world. They explore how automation, AI, and ...
A new humanoid robot aims for lifelike movement, expressions, and even a warm touch. The result is impressive, even if it's a little unsettling.
Early demos relied heavily on remote human operators for Neo, but the man behind the machine says Neo is getting better at doing things on its own. Connor is a technology writer and editor, with a byline on multiple platforms. He has been writing for ...
Robot maker 1X made a splash back in October when it opened preorders for its Neo humanoid robot for home use, not least because of its $20,000 price tag. Now it's making another splash with a deal for up to 10,000 of its humanoids to be deployed over the ...
MirrorMe Technology's Bolt became the fastest running humanoid robot demonstrated outside computer simulations when it reached a top speed of 22 mph.
China’s humanoid robot Bolt hit 10 m/s (22.4 mph), tripling the 4 m/s record, showing what faster leg design can achieve.
OpenAI Robotics is like a new chapter in making smart machines. They’ve created a robot called Neo, which is a humanoid robot. Think of it as a robot that looks and acts a bit like a person. It’s powered by a very advanced AI called GPT-5, which helps it understand and interact with the world in a clever way.
The idea of having a friendly robot butler that can do all the dull duties of running a home has existed for decades. But now, thanks to AI, it's genuinely happening and this year the first truly multi-purpose domestic bots will start to enter homes.
I believe that this is a trend that will define the next decades of human labour and technology. ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini were true breakthroughs in the world of Large Language Models(LLMs). However,
Apptronik has sold another $520 million in a Series A extension to existing and new investors like Google and Mercedes-Benz.