While China leads the "robot body" ecosystem centered on hardware and the U.S. dominates the software-based "robot brain" ...

Figure AI's intern outperformed a humanoid robot in a package sorting contest, highlighting the challenges in robotics automation.

Figure says its Figure 03 humanoid climbed a ladder autonomously, showcasing progress in whole-body robotic control while leaving reliability questions.

The robotics startup Figure AI livestreamed humanoid robots placing thousands of packages onto a conveyor belt for more than a week—a spectacle that included a robot competing against a human intern ...

The FCC has banned foreign-made humanoids, making a fragile, nascent sector part of America’s AI industrial policy.

Humanoid robots are rapidly transitioning from science fiction to practical applications, attracting significant investment from tech giants and startups. Their appeal lies in operating in human ...