Are humanoid robots on the verge of remaking the economy, or ‘doomed to fail’?

Massachusetts robotics entrepreneurs focus on specialized machines, while West Coast companies pour billions into humanoid ...
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Top 20 Science Fiction Films Ranked: From Ex Machina To 2001

Discover the 20 greatest sci-fi movies of all time, featuring masterpieces like 2001: A Space Odyssey, Blade Runner, and Ex ...

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.
Futurism

$20,000 Robot Servant Comes With a Major Catch

Owners of the NEO butler-bot from 1X will have to schedule a time for remote operators to plug in and complete tasks.
PCMag

This $20K Robot Can Do Your Chores, But Has a Big Potential Privacy Trade-Off

X Technologies' Neo home robot can unload your dishwasher, but more complicated tasks involve a company employee remotely ...

AI researchers ’embodied’ an LLM into a robot – and it started channeling Robin Williams

AI researchers at Andon Labs embedded various LLMs in a vacuum robot to test how ready they were to be embodied. And hilarity ensued.

This $20,000 Neo Robot Will Clean Your Home, But There’s A Catch

1X, the AI and robotics company behind a $20,000 home robot that will clean your house and water your plants, wants potential ...
CNET

A $20K Humanoid Robot to Help Around the House? The Price Isn't the Only Caveat

The first units will ship to customers in the US in 2026. There is a $499 monthly subscription alternative to the $20,000 full-purchase price, though that will be available at an unspecified later ...

That $20,000 viral humanoid home robot? It's not what it seems

ZDNET's key takeaways 1X's viral Neo humanoid robot isn't quite as good as it looks.Neo costs $500 per month or $20,000 ...
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7 ‘secret’ systems that make humanoid robots think, walk and work like humans

How advanced actuators, compliance control, and real-time planning create capable, safe humanoid collaborators.

xAI Researcher, Early Googler In Talks To Raise $1 Billion At $5 Billion Valuation For New Frontier Lab

Founded by former xAI staffer Eric Zelikman and early Googler Georges Harik, the new lab is building models that are better at interacting with humans.