AI-Powered Robot Acting As Street Beggar Raises Eyebrows And Pivotal Societal Questions

An AI-powered humanoid robot was used to panhandle. The video went viral. Big questions arise. An AI Insider analysis and ...
techtimes

Tesla Is Turning Its Model S Line Into an Optimus Robot Factory：Gen 3 Targets a 2026 Production Start

A Tesla Optimus robot scoops popcorn and waves at attendees during the opening of the Tesla Diner and Drive-In restaurant and Supercharger on Santa Monica Blvd in the Hollywood neighborhood Los ...
IEEE

Sweeper Arm Mechanism Design on the Line Follower Robot with Path Sensing Algorithm and Curvature-Driven Kinematic

This paper presents the development of a sweeperarm mechanism implemented on the line follower robot. The development is intended to improve the curvature-driven kinematic method currently use on a ...
Frontiers

Retraction: Towards robot-assisted therapy for children with autism—the ontological knowledge models and reinforcement learning-based algorithms

The journal retracts the 06 April 2022 article cited above. Following publication, concerns were raised regarding the dataset used in this article. The dataset is described as containing images of ...
TechCrunch

Meta buys robotics startup to bolster its humanoid AI ambitions

Meta has acquired humanoid robotics startup Assured Robot Intelligence (ARI) for an undisclosed sum, the social media giant said. “We acquired Assured Robot Intelligence, a company at the frontier of ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Meta Acquires Robotics AI Company to Help Build Humanoid Technology

Meta Platforms Inc. has acquired Assured Robot Intelligence, a startup developing artificial intelligence models for robots, as part of a major initiative to build humanoid technology. The social ...
Inc

Elon Musk Reveals Launch Timeline for Tesla’s Optimus Robot—and What It Will Actually Do

As Tesla continues to showcase its humanoid robot Optimus in increasingly public settings, from the Boston Marathon to a Hollywood diner launch, CEO Elon Musk is finally outlining when the product ...
Electrek

Tesla pushes Optimus V3 reveal later this year – again

During Tesla’s Q1 2026 earnings call today, CEO Elon Musk confirmed that Optimus robot production will begin at Fremont in late July or August — just four months after the last Model S and X roll off ...
Smithsonian Magazine

A Humanoid Robot Just Beat the Human World Record for the Fastest Half-Marathon During a Race in China

The winner ran the half-marathon in 50 minutes and 26 seconds. Kevin Frayer / Stringer via Getty Images On April 19, thousands of athletes ran alongside more than 100 humanoid robots in the 2026 ...
CBS News

Humanoid robot beats human half-marathon world record in Beijing

A humanoid robot aptly named Lightning made history on the streets of Beijing over the weekend, beating the human half-marathon world record by several minutes. Dozens of robots lined up for the ...
Inc

Tesla’s Optimus Robot Scored the Boston Marathon’s Hottest Marketing Campaign—for Free

As tens of thousands of runners head toward the finish line of the Boston Marathon, Tesla is placing something unusual in their path: a humanoid robot designed to win over the crowd. Tesla’s Optimus ...
CNN

A Chinese android just ran a half-marathon faster than any human ever

They were trailing behind their human rivals a year ago. But on Sunday, an android outpaced the entire field to run a half-marathon faster than even the quickest human. Lightning, a running robot ...