Inside the race to train AI robots how to act human in the real world

Humanoid robot training is booming around the world. Tech companies are rushing to build the robots for a market projected to ...

Inside the glass-walled Tesla lab where workers train the Optimus robot to act like a human

Have you ever wanted to wipe down a table hundreds of times while Elon Musk watches? Training Tesla's humanoid robot might be the job for you.
Interesting Engineering on MSN

7 ‘secret’ systems that make humanoid robots think, walk and work like humans

Think of actuators as the robot’s muscles —the technology that enables humanoids to move. Actuators come in three types: ...
The Robot Report

NEO humanoid designed for household use, available for preorder

X has launched consumer preorders for the NEO humanoid robot, which it said will be ready for human interaction and tasks ...

Human-Centric Engineering: The Sanitation Rover Project

Aryan Gupta’s sanitation rover replaces unsafe manual drain cleaning with a remotely operated, low-cost robot that protects ...
Mashable

Chinese robotics company creates human-like face robot

A video from a China-based company showing a human-like robot face is spreading online. It's giving major Westworld vibes. AheadForm is a Chinese robotics company founded in 2024 working on combining ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

After August flooding, South Milwaukee Human Concerns to hold fundraiser focused on hope

South Milwaukee Human Concerns is hosting a fundraiser after suffering thousands of dollars in losses from flooding in August. "After the Flood: A Night of Help and Hope" will take place on Oct. 15 to ...
Phys.org

AggreBots: Tiny living robots made from lung cells could one day deliver medicine inside the body

A brand-new engineering approach to generate "designer" biological robots using human lung cells is underway in Carnegie Mellon University's Ren lab. Referred to as AggreBots, these microscale living ...
Observer

MLB Will Adopt Robot Umpires in 2026 While Preserving Human Element

The league will use a mix of human empires and automation going forward. David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images So-called “robot umpires” are officially coming to Major League Baseball.
The New York Times

There Are More Robots Working in China Than the Rest of the World Combined

China has embarked on a campaign to use more robots in its factories, transforming its manufacturing industries and becoming the dominant maker. By Meaghan Tobin and Keith Bradsher Meaghan Tobin ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Padres say MLB’s new ‘robot umps’ review system a mix of technology, human element

Mike Shildt knows better than to stand in the way of progress. In the case of the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) challenge system approved for the 2026 season on Tuesday by Major League Baseball’s joint ...
WDSU

MLB will use robot umpires in 2026

Robot umpires are getting called up to the big leagues next season.Major League Baseball's 11-man competition committee on Tuesday approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System in the major leagues ...