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First commercial deployment of driverless Robobus in Europe. The autonomous vehicle is scheduled to operate in a shuttle service due to launch  March 10 in the Drôme region in southeastern France.

Figure is planning to bring its humanoids into the home sooner than expected. CEO Brett Adcock confirmed on Thursday that the Bay Area robotics startup will begin “alpha testing” its Figure 02 robot in the home setting later in 2025. 

The age of humanoid robots is no longer a distant sci-fi fantasy. By 2025, we’ll see robots moving from research labs to factory floors, healthcare facilities, and even homes. Companies like Tesla, Nvidia, and Figure AI are leading the charge, making these robotic assistants more than just cool prototypes—they’re becoming real, functional workers.

Humanoid robot company 1X has introduced its next-generation home humanoid, NEO Gamma.

Designed to look human, Uma the humanoid robot understands natural language allowing her to tell stories, answer questions.

OpenAI, the $86B research lab that created the generative AI chatbot ChatGPT, is generally considered the most influential company at the forefront of the artificial intelligence boom. Its goal—to develop “highly autonomous systems that outperform humans at most economically valuable work.”

Can couples in distress find as much support from artificial intelligence as they would from a therapist? Yes, a new study suggests.

Imperial researchers have decoded the signals between hand movements and the brain, paving the way for more natural-feeling prosthetics.

Robotics & AI Institute partnership aims to advance humanoid robots including Atlas, building on past work.

The future of medicine may very well lie in the personalization of health care—knowing exactly what an individual needs and then delivering just the right mix of nutrients, metabolites, and medications, if necessary, to stabilize and improve their condition. To make this possible, physicians first need a way to continuously measure and monitor certain biomarkers […]