Opinion

Rise of the AI Soldiers

The Phantom MK-1 looks the part of an AI soldier. Encased in jet black steel with a tinted glass visor, it conjures a visceral dread far beyond what may be evoked by your typical humanoid robot. And ...
The heat of the ongoing AI boom has spilled over to a famously difficult hardware space — humanoid robotics. Forbes has learned that a pair of Silicon Valley ventures, each with more than $100 million ...
Mind Robotics, a startup spun out of EV maker Rivian, said on Wednesday it has raised $500 million in a Series A funding ​co-led by Accel and Andreessen Horowitz. The industrial robotics company ‌was ...
When Chinese humanoid robots flipped, sparred, and performed martial arts alongside human performers – including children – on national television during the Spring Festival Gala, it was easy to ...
A few short months ago, almost every robot made by the hundreds of companies working on humanoid robots could charitably be described as slow, topping out at around three mph. Walking was on the edge ...
In a dramatic turn of events during its public debut in Moscow, Russia’s first AI-powered humanoid robot, Aidol, took a few steps to the sound of triumphant music, only to faceplant immediately, ...
Artificial intelligence and robotics are no longer experimental fields confined to research labs. They are shaping economies, redefining industries, and influencing daily life at global scale. Behind ...
German carmaker BMW said Friday it plans to deploy two AI-powered humanoid robots in a factory in a pilot programme for the first time this year.Dubbed AEON ...
Biomimetics is a broad term for the practice of incorporating biological and natural principles into various creations. It affects industries ranging from dentistry to architecture, and has inspired ...