Scientists demonstrate reinforcement learning on photonic chips that compute using optical spikes instead of electronic signals.

Snakes may be best known for slithering. But consider that these animals also perform one of the most extreme feats of posture control found in nature: They can stand nearly straight upright on a ...

Last year, 21 humanoid robots squared up against each other in the World Humanoid Robot Games’ half marathon race in Beijing in an unintentionally hilarious debauchery of broken limbs, face plants — ...

For more than a decade, Faraday Future has described its electric vehicles as something more than cars – rolling computers packed with sensors, software, and artificial intelligence. Now the embattled ...

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Abstract: The divergent component of motion (DCM) quantifies the unstable component of a robot's motion and is widely used for online motion planning and stabilization in robots. Although the DCM is ...

Machines have been helping humans build new cars faster and more accurately for decades, but that relationship is about to shift dramatically. Some industry experts now believe we’re just five years ...

While often labeled as ‘Karen’-coded, inverted bobs are actually one of the best cuts for adding volume—especially for fine or thin hair. It’s a proven classic with modern appeal: from Victoria ...

Realbotix aims to make its robots as human as possible, and at CES 2026, I had an opportunity to interview them and see how far along they are. Jesse Orrall (he/him/his) is a Senior Video Producer for ...

LG has debuted a home robot that's designed to cook, clean, and manage chores using advanced Physical AI. Part of LG's "Zero Labor Home" vision, the wheeled humanoid features dexterous hands and ...

Hyundai-owned Boston Dynamics publicly demonstrated its humanoid robot Atlas for the first time Monday at the CES tech showcase, ratcheting up a competition with Tesla and other rivals to build robots ...