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A humanoid robot is now on sale for under US$6,000 – what can you do with it?

You might have noticed that humanoid robots are having a bit of a moment. From Tesla’s Optimus to Figure AI’s Figure 02, these machines are no longer just science fiction – they’re walking, and in some cases, cartwheeling into the real world.

The Conversation

Photos of Beijing's World Humanoid Robot Games show how a human touch is still needed

Humanoid robots raced and punched their way through three days of a multi-sport competition at the World Humanoid Robot Games, wrapping up Sunday in Beijing.

The Independent UK

Meet the Afghan girls building robots at home after the Taliban stopped their education

INDEPENDENT PERSIAN: A group of computer science students, whose studies were cut short by the Taliban, speak to Mukhtar Wafayee about their new venture

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Answers to ailing productivity to steer economic future

Australia's economic future will be guided by ideas to reinvigorate its currently languishing productivity, the treasurer has said.

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China is hosting the robot Olympics and it's equal parts awesome and sci-fi terror

Let the robot gladiators show us what they've got.

Robots awkwardly race, fight and flop around in China's first World Humanoid Robot Games

The first World Humanoid Robot Games are underway in China, with robots competing against each other in track and field, soccer, kickboxing and other events.

LiveScience

Box, run, crash: China’s humanoid robot games show advances and limitations

Beijing is keen to showcase country’s prowess in robotics, say observers – but some are sceptical about real-world use

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World's First Humanoid Robot Games Begin In China

The world's first-ever humanoid robot games began Friday in Beijing, with over 500 androids alternating between jerky tumbles and glimpses of real power as they compete in events from the 100-metre hurdles to kung fu.

International Business Times

This Is the Underrated Sci-Fi Flick You Need to Stream on Prime Video Right Now

'Automata' is heavily influenced by the works of Philip K. Dick and Isaac Asimov.

Tom’s Guide

How conversing with LLM-powered robots in a virtual cafe took VR to new heights

Stellar Cafe is a new Meta Quest game that utilizes the power of ChatGPT-like LLMs to create realistic robots, and it's hard to believe this is actually real.

Android Central

Beijing's first World Humanoid Robot Games opens with street dance, martial arts and music

Humanoid robots have showcased their talents at the opening ceremony of the first World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing

The Independent UK

Elon Musk Says Everyone Will Want Their Own 'Personal Robot' That Can Mow The Yard Or Babysit —Priced At $30k He thinks 'Anyone' Could Afford One

Elon Musk wants you to imagine a future where mowing the lawn, walking the dog, and babysitting aren't weekend chores—they're just items on your robot's to-do list.

Benzinga

46 Years Later, The Most Iconic Sci-Fi Thriller Franchise Has Totally Revamped Its Robot Canon

What are the different kinds of robots in 'Alien: Earth'? Let's unpack the three-way split of synthetic life in the 'Alien' canon.

Inverse

As human teams get bigger, they get less efficient. But these ants have found a solution

Have you ever been part of a large group project? You might assume that with more people involved, the work gets done better and faster.

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Tom’s Guide

Forget "I, Robot" — here's what your home robot will actually be like by 2035

Will home robots save you time or just make a mess?

The Independent UK

The design flaw holding back today’s humanoid robots

It’s easy to believe the robot revolution is here. But the industry’s biggest players know there is a deeper problem

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‘It Will Be the Biggest Product Ever’: Elon Musk Says Tesla’s Optimus Robots Will Be Bigger Than Even Robotaxi

During Tesla’s (TSLA) Q2 2025 earnings call, CEO Elon Musk doubled down on the company’s ambitious bet on robotics, describing the latest advancements in the Optimus humanoid robot project.

The Conversation

Today’s humanoid robots look remarkable, but there’s a design flaw holding them back

Watch Boston Dynamics’ Atlas robot doing training routines, or the latest humanoids from Figure loading a washing machine, and it’s easy to believe the robot revolution is here. From the outside, it seems the only remaining challenge is perfecting the AI (artificial intelligence) software to enable these machines to handle…

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I am a robotic expert and here are 5 things you should do about autonomous mobile robots

How Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) fill labor gaps, cut costs, and speed up fulfilment.

Space

Who's a good robot dog? Bert and Spot explore Mars-like surface with help from AI and astronaut in space

Four robots recently took to Mars-like terrain, including a cave system, during an epic experiment involving a NASA astronaut in space.

The Independent UK

MAGA TV host shares desire to get a massage from Musk’s Optimus robots ‘every single night’

Real America’s Voice host calls for Tesla robots to sweep the house, do the dishes, mow the lawn, and walk the dogs

The Independent UK

Shopping for a robot? China's new robot store in photos

A high-tech district in the Chinese capital is opening an all-service robot store on Friday to push a national drive to develop humanoid robots.

International Business Times UK

Genie 3 Is Here: DeepMind's AI That Literally Shifts the Rules of the Game Inside Its Simulations

Google DeepMind's Genie 3 AI creates realistic virtual worlds from text prompts, potentially revolutionising robot training and bringing artificial general intelligence closer to reality.

The Guardian - UK

Google says its new ‘world model’ could train AI robots in virtual warehouses

Genie 3 is latest step towards human-level artificial general intelligence, tech company claims

TechRadar

Perplexity accused of breaking a major online AI scraping rule - but it says it has done nothing wrong

Cloudflare says Perplexity obscures its crawling activity to go undetected when it's presented with a network block.

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