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Chinese startup Pudu Robotics wants you to put its latest robot to work. The company's new humanoid D9 stands 5.57 ft (1.7 m) tall, can walk upright and carry loads up to 44 lb (20 kg ...

Figure therefore joins Agility Robotics’ robot, Digit, as two of the only humanoid robotics companies on the planet to be putting their robots to work in paying clients’ warehouses and factories.

Recently a Chinese humanoid robot managed to bump up the maximum running speed to 3.6 m/s (12.96 km/h), during a match between two of Robot Era’s STAR1 humanoid robots in the Gobi desert.

Tesla's Optimus robot now autonomously climbs hills and walks on uneven terrain, showcasing advanced neural net control of ...

ASUS chairman Jonney Shih said the development of its first humanoid robot is already underway, wouldn't be the first robot: ...

Tesla boss Elon Musk has shared a new video showing the automaker ... that we might one day be able to have a humanoid robot buddy. It’s hard enough for some humans to catch a ball one-handed ...

China’s leading EV maker will try its hand in a promising new field. As electric car sales continue surging to record highs, BYD plans to take on the world of humanoid robots. To kick things off ...

NEW YORK, Dec. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Report on how AI is driving market transformation - The global humanoid robot market size is estimated to grow by USD 16.99 billion from 2024 to 2028 ...