[A version of this piece first appeared in TechCrunch’s robotics newsletter, Actuator. Subscribe here.] Earlier this month, Google’s DeepMind team debuted Open X-Embodiment, a database of robotics ...

Amid the flickering mechanical joints and flowing digital light and shadow, the peony logo of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) was ever-present, accompanying every spectator with the ...

For Elon Musk, the future of Tesla isn't its global fleet of EVs. It's Optimus, the humanoid robot designed to help humans ...

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If those animatronics at amusement parks or Arnold Schwarzinger's character in "The Terminator" set you on edge, you might want to keep away from Agility Robotics' newest factory. The creators of ...

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The Transformers have a complex history that makes their origins unclear. The Transformers were created by the Quintessons in the animated series, but an alternate origin in Marvel Comics depicts a ...