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Humanoid Robots

The latest developments in humanoid robots, bipedal robots, and walking robots
RoboticsTopicTypeNewsHumanoid Robots

Video Friday: Lunar Transport

Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos

2 min read
A spindly robot made of cables and actuators slowly travels down a cable above a desert landscape.
A photograph of a futuristic looking dark colored angular humanoid robot from the waist up
RoboticsTopicTypeNewsHumanoid Robots

Sanctuary’s Humanoid Robot Is for General-Purpose Autonomy

Phoenix seeks to embody humanlike intelligence

9 min read
Three men stand in a robotics laboratory around a small white upper body humanoid robot on a pedestal
RoboticsTopicTypeNewsHumanoid Robots

Here’s How Apptronik Is Making Its Humanoid Robot

Is now the right time for useful, affordable, general-purpose humanoids?

4 min read
A photo of a sliver and black humanoid robot
RoboticsTopicTypeNewsHumanoid Robots

Apptronik Developing General-Purpose Humanoid Robot

Apollo will be a practical bipedal platform that can do useful tasks

6 min read
A black and white humanoid robot sits at an electronic drum kit
RoboticsTopicTypeNewsHumanoid Robots

Xiaomi’s Humanoid Drummer Beats Expectations

Solving drum-playing helped quest for whole-body control

3 min read

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A black and white humanoid robot with a malfunctioning leg supports itself with one arm against a wall
RoboticsTopicTypeNewsHumanoid Robots

Robot Learns Human Trick for Not Falling Over

Humanoid limbs are useful for more than just manipulation

3 min read
Several different views of a headless black humanoid robot demonstrating its flexibility
RoboticsTopicTypeNewsHumanoid Robots

IHMC’s Nadia Is a Versatile Humanoid Teammate

This robust research platform is still humble enough to teleoperate

7 min read

The Transistor at 75

The past, present, and future of the modern world’s most important invention
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Illustration of a cake with a candle shaped as a transistor symbol
A phot of an outstretched hand with several transistors in the palm of it.
SemiconductorsTopicDecember 2022MagazineTypeFeatureSpecial Reports

How the First Transistor Worked

12 min read
A chart showing the timeline of when a transistor was invented and when it was commercialized.
SemiconductorsTopicDecember 2022MagazineTypeFeatureHistory of TechnologySpecial Reports

The Ultimate Transistor Timeline

2 min read
A photo of 3 different transistors.
SemiconductorsTopicDecember 2022MagazineTypeFeatureSpecial Reports

The State of the Transistor in 3 Charts

4 min read
An image of stacked squares with yellow flat bars through them.
SemiconductorsTopicDecember 2022MagazineTypeFeatureSpecial Reports

3D-Stacked CMOS Takes Moore’s Law to New Heights

9 min read
Six men and a woman smiling.
SemiconductorsTopicDecember 2022MagazineTypeFeatureSpecial Reports

The Transistor of 2047: Expert Predictions

5 min read

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Tesla's Optimus robot waves at audience from the stage.
RoboticsTopicArtificial IntelligenceTypeAnalysisHumanoid Robots

What Robotics Experts Think of Tesla’s Optimus Robot

Roboticists from industry and academia share their perspectives on Tesla’s new humanoid

11 min read
A humanoid robot with metal and wires exposed stands on stage.
RoboticsTopicArtificial IntelligenceTypeAnalysisHumanoid Robots

For Better or Worse, Tesla Bot Is Exactly What We Expected

Tesla fails to show anything uniquely impressive with its new humanoid robot prototype

16 min read
A black and white humanoid robot lies face down on dirt after appearing to have just fallen
RoboticsTopicTypeNewsHumanoid Robots

Xiaomi Builds a Humanoid Robot for Some Reason

CyberOne is a new biped from China, but why does it exist?

3 min read

Journal Watch

The latest engineering and computer science advances in context from IEEE Spectrum and the Xplore Digital Library
AerospaceTopicTypeNewsTelecommunications

This Alternative Could Stay on Target if GPS Fails

4 min read
round earth with satellite pathways going around
Consumer ElectronicsTopicTypeHistory of TechnologyNews

Smellovision Gets a Refresh

6 min read
A person with long hair wearing white VR googles with a tube connected to the nose area against a white background
EnergyTopicTypeTransportationNews

New Anodes Help Lithium-ion Batteries Charge Faster

3 min read
A micrograph shows a cross-section of the laser-patterned anode.
Consumer ElectronicsTopicTypeNews

New Drone Can Hitch a Ride on a Moving Car

3 min read
a box with a picture of a small teal car in front of a white backdrop, and a drone attached to the box's back
RoboticsTopicTypeNews

Ostrich-Inspired Robot Gives Its Neck a Stretch

2 min read
A robotic spine structure that ends in a bird like head and open beak extends out and then up vertically from lab equipment.
Artificial IntelligenceTopicTypeNews

With AI Watermarking, Creators Strike Back

3 min read
A large number of images in a mega-grid
RoboticsTopicTypeNewsHumanoid Robots

Even as It Retires, ASIMO Still Manages to Impress

Over a decade old, Honda’s little humanoid robot astonishingly doesn’t seem obsolete

2 min read
A white humanoid robot with a black helmet stands facing the camera
A child-like robotic face
RoboticsTopicTypeNewsHumanoid Robots

iCub Is Growing Up

iCub3 may be only a little bit taller than its predecessor, but it’s much more capable, especially for telepresence

3 min read
A small humanoid bipedal robot with a jetpack, jet arms, silvery flame-protective pants and many wires stands on two bathroom scales.
TopicTypeRoboticsNewsHumanoid Robots

Jet-Powered Robot Prepares for Liftoff

Four jet engines and fancy pants will allow iRonCub to take to the sky

3 min read
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Robot with legs and propellers hovers above a rock formation
TopicTypeRoboticsNewsHumanoid Robots

This Flying Biped Can Skateboard and Slackline

Two years of progress gives this multimodal robot impressive new capabilities

6 min read
Two digit robots working in a warehouse
TopicTypeRoboticsNewsHumanoid Robots

Agility Robotics’ Digit Is Getting Back to Work

Do humanoid robots have a place in warehouses?

6 min read
humanoid robot takes flight
TopicTypeRoboticsNewsHumanoid Robots

We’re Getting Closer to Flying Humanoid Robots

As if humanoids weren't hard enough, try getting one to fly

3 min read
Concept image of Tesla Bot, a humanoid robot
TopicTypeRoboticsOpinionHumanoid Robots

Elon Musk Has No Idea What He’s Doing With Tesla Bot

Humanoid robots are way harder than Musk seems to think

7 min read
Optimize Battery Pack Design via Simulation
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Boston Dynamics Atlas robot jumping across a gap
TopicTypeRoboticsHumanoid RobotsInterview

How Boston Dynamics Taught Its Robots to Do Parkour

The Atlas team answers our questions about their robot's new moves

4 min read
Two bulky humanoid robots clamber over an indoor obstacle course
TopicTypeRoboticsNewsHumanoid Robots

Atlas Shows Most Impressive Parkour Skills We've Ever Seen

Significant advancements in dynamic humanoid robots

3 min read
TopicTypeRoboticsNewsHumanoid Robots

Video Friday: Robot Opera

Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos

3 min read
Video Friday: Robot Opera