Musk and other tech gurus say human-like robots are the next big thing. Don’t hold your breath

Investors are pouring billions into companies pitching humanoid robots, but functional versions are decades away.
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With human feedback, AI-driven robots learn tasks better and faster

At UC Berkeley, researchers in Sergey Levine's Robotic AI and Learning Lab eyed a table where a tower of 39 Jenga blocks stood perfectly stacked. Then a white-and-black robot, its single limb doubled ...
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Automation: UPS in Talks With Figure AI to Use Humanoid Robots

UPS is in talks with robotics startup Figure AI to use humanoid robots for some tasks in the logistics giant’s network. Exact functions that Figure's humanoids ...

A play about the revolt of human workers — not machines — gave us the word 'robot'

A Czech playwright introduced the word to English in the 1920s. But back then, it wasn't analogous to machinery. New ...
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China’s humanoid robots generate more soccer excitement than their human counterparts

BEIJING (AP) — While China’s men’s soccer team hasn’t generated much excitement in recent years, humanoid robot teams have won over fans in Beijing based more on the AI technology involved than any ...