This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology.

Founded in 2016 out of the Human Centered Robotics Lab at the University of Texas at Austin, Apptronik now has nearly a ...

If most robots still need remote human operators to be safe and effective, why should we welcome them into our homes?

Sanctuary AI's Phoenix robot is certainly an impressive beast, with hydraulically actuated hands that are incredibly dextrous. Well, those hands have recently become even more useful, as each one is ...

A giant frog species that hopped alongside dinosaurs and is considered a "living fossil" is now losing ground in its native ...

Black plastic kitchen utensils aren't as toxic as the erroneous paper made them seem—but it still isn't a bad idea to replace ...

A large robotic whale shark at a newly opened marine park in south China has made waves in the media sparking discussions on whether using artificial ...

It's been a very long time since vendors sold the American chestnut on city sidewalks. It's no longer the variety whose smell ...

East Timor, Asia's newest nation, finds itself entangled in geopolitical competition between the West and China, in ...

Food production has never been higher—or more costly. Yet the amount that goes uneaten remains shockingly high.

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Tesla’s humanoid robot, Optimus Bot, now navigates rough terrain using neural networks, operating “blind," despite almost ...