The first commercial human-like robot is here. Are replicants next?

This marks the first time anyone has manufactured and sold a humanoid robot that actually resembles a human. UBTech is ...
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This artificial skin could give ‘human-like’ sensitivity to robots

Robots are getting better at seeing, hearing, and moving, but touch has always been the missing piece. At CES 2026, Ensuring Technology showcased a new kind of artificial skin that could finally give ...
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Jensen Huang says human-like robots land in 2026

Humanoid robots that move and work like people have long been a science fiction staple, but Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang now says they are only months away from reality. At CES 2026 he argued that advances ...

How AI could enable autonomous robot workers in workplaces—and maybe homes

In a world where self-driving robotaxis glide through major city streets without drivers behind the wheel and delivery drones ...

I tested a $125,000 robot with silicone flesh. Its jokes felt more human than anything else.

I tested a $125,000 humanoid robot. It couldn't read my emotions, but its jokes and sense of humor made it feel surprisingly ...
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Robots Need Better Human-Like Rhythm to Play Fair

Can humanoid robots make good playmates? This is what a recent study published in Entertainment Computing hopes to address as a team of scientists investigated the interaction between humans and ...