Beijing’s Humanoid Robot Marathon
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A humanoid robot conducts late-night testing in Beijing on April 11, 2026, as it prepares for the upcoming half marathon event held in the city. Photo: VCG. As the capital city sh
Robotics companies want tremendous amounts of data on how we move our hands and limbs, and their tactics are getting strange.
Where there's a need, there's often an artificial intelligence solution, at least in Silicon Valley. A "socially intelligent" artificial intelligence-powered humanoid robot is being tested for several months at San Jose Mineta International Airport.
We are now in the humanoid robot era, and they're starting to show up in our homes. But are they any good? And what's the path to improvement?
Swiss scientists have published research showing AI-informed robots can learn how to self correct and teach other robots how to behave. It raises questions of consciousness in artificial intelligence.