humanoid robot
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Atlas the Robot Rises From the Dead in ‘Stronger’ Electric Version
Boston Dynamics retired the hydraulic version of Atlas on Tuesday.
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Elon Musk’s Latest Robot Video Looks Like It Was Shot on a Phone From 2002
Elon Musk has shared a new video over the weekend featuring Optimus, the robot Tesla has been working on since 2021. But anyone who tries to watch the video will immediately notice something weird. The clip of Optimus is so low quality and pixelated that it looks like it was shot on a flip-phone from…
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Kawasaki’s Rideable Robotic Goat Is the Electric Car for Wandering Cowpokes
We’re more or less still at the point of robotics where engineers are throwing anything at the wall and hoping to find a design that sticks. Or at least, that seems like the best explanation for why Kawasaki created a four-legged walking Ibex — a species of wild goat — that can haul cargo or…
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Almost Anyone Could Outrun This Bipedal Robot in a 5K — For Now
In a first, Oregon State University says its bipedal robot Cassie managed to go from the couch to a 5K in 53 minutes. It’s an impressive feat of machine learning and robotics engineering, but as far as 5Ks go, I wouldn’t worry about having to outrun killer humanoid robots just yet.