For decades, robots have excelled in structured settings like assembly lines, where tasks are predictable and tightly scripted. “The emergence of vision-language-action (VLA) models for physical ...

A new viral video of Tesla’s Optimus humanoid shows the robot performing everyday chores like vacuuming and throwing out the trash. Shared on May 20, 2025, by the Tesla Optimus X account on X, the ...

To enable humanoid robots to work robustly in confined environments, multi-contact motion that makes contacts not only at extremities, such as hands and feet, but also at intermediate areas of the ...

Japan Airlines will introduce the robots for trial run at a Tokyo airport amid country’s surge in inbound tourism and worsening labour shortages Japan’s famously conscientious but overburdened baggage ...

Humanoid robots are getting a new gig as baggage handlers and cargo loaders at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport—part of a Japan Airlines experiment to address a human labor shortage as airport visitor numbers ...

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"Guy behind the counter very stiff, quiet, not friendly acting. Traveled a long way to get my video game stuff repaired like advertised on the website and he said they don't even repair old video game ...

Most people think of Toyota and picture a Camry, a Tacoma, maybe a Prius. A 7-foot-2 robot shooting free throws at halftime of a professional basketball game? That's a harder image to conjure. But ...

Tesla hopes to unveil the latest version of its Optimus robot around late summer of this year. Elon Musk said he wants to push the date closer to the start of production because of competitors. Tesla ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A paddle-wielding robot is so adept at playing ...