NASA is exploring the capabilities of several next-gen humanoid robots that it hopes will one day assist astronauts in orbit and mine the moon for minerals.

All the attention — and money — poured into making ungainly humanoid machines might make the whole enterprise seem like a futile hobby for wealthy technologists, but for some pioneers of ...

Humanoid Robots Agility Robotics' robot Digit performs gestures at the company's office in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023. Agility co-founder Jonathan Hurst said, “We’re trying to make ...

Very likely, with advances in artificial intelligence (AI), the humanoid robots that go to the moon and Mars will be able to operate autonomously.

The rise of humanoid robots didn’t happen overnight, but a kind of perfect storm has accelerated the phenomenon over the past year and change. The foundation, of course, is decades of research ...

Bipedal humanoid robots could outnumber humans relatively quickly, according to two venture capitalists who are investing in the space. Apparently, that’s a good thing ...

NASA is partnering with robotics companies like Austin, Texas-based Apptronik to learn how humanoid robots developed for terrestrial purposes could benefit future humanoid robots destined for space.