In 2021, 60 Minutes visited the offices of robotics company Boston Dynamics and met an early model of its humanoid robot, Atlas. It could run, jump and maintain…
Read more How Boston Dynamics upgraded the Atlas robot — and what’s nextWith rapid advances in artificial intelligence, computer scientists and engineers are making progress in developing robots that look and act like humans. A global race is underway to…
Read more Boston Dynamics is training an AI-powered humanoid robot to do factory workFor decades, engineers have been trying to create robots that look and act human. Now, rapid advances in artificial intelligence are taking humanoids from the lab to the…
Read more Boston Dynamics’ AI-powered humanoid robot is learning to work in a factoryShanghai — A Chinese robot has stepped into the Guinness World Records after completing a three-day, 66-mile trek, the longest reported distance ever walked by a humanoid machine. The…
Read more A Chinese humanoid robot walked 66 miles in 3 days, right into the Guinness World RecordsWith the holiday season around the corner, a proliferation of robots are on sale—but unlike the Furbies and Poo-Chis of the past, today’s robots are powered by AI.…
Read more Children’s Advocacy Group Urges Families Not to Buy This Type of Toy for the HolidaysUkrainian forces managed to rescue one of their own recently — a wounded soldier trapped for 33 days behind enemy lines — by sending a casket-shaped, off-road robot…
Read more Robot rescues Ukrainian soldier trapped 33 days behind Russian lines, navigating minefields and mortar strikesFarmers look to robots for field work as immigration raids upend labor – CBS News Watch CBS News Harvests are at risk in California. Part of the reason:…
Read more Farmers look to robots for field work as immigration raids upend laborAmericans receive tens of millions of unsolicited automated calls and texts each day, often intended to dupe them into forking over personal information or money. That’s the thrust…
Read more Americans are getting 2.5 billion robocalls a month — the highest level in yearsRobot vacuums have gone from novelty gadgets to everyday helpers. The best robot vacuum keeps your floors tidy without you needing to drag out a bulky upright or…
Read more The best robot vacuum for 2025There’s a new AI companion hitting the U.S. market, and this one comes in an irresistibly cute package. Casio’s AI-powered emotional support robot, Moflin, launched in the U.S.…
Read more Why Casio Just Launched an AI-Powered Emotional Support Guinea PigNEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee has approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System in the major leagues in 2026.…
Read more Robot Umpires Approved For MLB In 2026 As Part Of Challenge System – KXLX Square Robot, a Shenzhen-based humanoid startup, secured approximately $100 million in funding led by Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA) through Alibaba Cloud in a deal that strengthens the…
Read more Alibaba’s $100M Investment Fuels X Square Robot’s Push For Embodied AI, Global Sales, And Next-Gen HumanoidsTwenty-two years ago, Silicon Valley executive Henry Evans had a massive stroke that left him mute and paralyzed from the neck down. But that didn’t prevent him from…
Read more A robotics activist’s remarkable crusadeThe three-day dockworker strike that crippled East and Gulf Coast ports put a spotlight on one of America’s most important jobs: loading and unloading the billions of products…
Read more What do dockworkers do, and which parts of the job are automated?Eye in the Sky: Neatleaf is Watching Your Plants – Cannabis Business Executive – Cannabis and Marijuana industry news skip to…
Read more Eye in the Sky: Neatleaf is Watching Your Plants – Cannabis Business Executive – Cannabis and Marijuana industry newsChipotle’s new Autocado 01:58 Chipotle Mexican Grill is piloting robots to help prep avocados for guacamole and build burrito bowls in two of its California eateries. The chain…
Read more Chipotle Mexican Grill tries out robots that halve avocados — and possibly prep timeA teeny robot designed to replicate the wing dynamics of rhinoceros beetles could be well-suited for search-and-rescue missions, as well as spying on real insects, according to researchers…
Read more Watch a Little Robot Flap Its Wings Like a Rhinoceros BeetleSALEM — Collins Middle School seventh-grade robotics students Amelia Meegan and Sam Vietzke captured the Middle School Project Lead the Way Division at the One8 Applied Learning Showcase…
Read more Salem students ‘lead the way’ at robotics showcaseLUGANO, SWITZERLAND – As part of its mission to make robotics fun and accessible for all, Arduino is launching a brand-new programmable robot – the Arduino Alvik. Catering…
Read more Say hello to Alvik: Arduino’s game-changing robot is the beginning of a great learning adventure!The past decade has seen humanoid robot makers trying to make their creations more and more like humans. But here in 2024, we seem to be witnessing an…
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