SAN FRANCISCO >> While merrily chirping, dancing and posing for selfies, a robot named Pepper looks like another expensive toy at a San Francisco mall. But don’t dismiss it as mere child’s play.

Right now, humanoid robots are where smartphones were in 2007. The question is how fast they will transform our lives.

The presence of robots in schools is no longer surprising. How do elementary school children treat humanoid robots? Are they ...

A recent video shows how a humanoid robot can turn itself into a surprisingly creepy crawling machine, using the full extent of its limbs.

When the Next-Gen Iron humanoid was unveiled to the public earlier this month, strutting fluidly down the runway before a ...

The price tag is orders of magnitude cheaper than most robots in its class, which can run into tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars. Now China’s Unitree Robotics, best known for its nimble ...

Robots may be one of the greatest 21st-century inventions, but up until Oct. 28, you couldn’t purchase one to help out with daily household tasks, such as emptying the dishwasher or vacuuming your ...

Robot makers want us all to believe we’re on the brink of an autonomous humanoid robot revolution. But that’s just not true. Call it 'faith-based innovation.' A Silicon Valley company called 1X this ...

Tesla's Optimus robot achieved a major milestone, demonstrating smooth operation in a new lab video shared by Elon Musk.

Chinese robotics company AgiBot has set a new world record for the longest distance walked by a humanoid robot with their ...