AI and Humanoids
Artificial Intelligence may prove to be a more significant milestone than the harnessing of fire, or the invention of the wheel. It's the fastest-evolving technology the world has ever seen, with the potential to completely upend white-collar jobs through language models and software agents – as well as blue-collar jobs through a rising generation of intelligent humanoid robots. It's the first invention that threatens to be superior to humans in nearly every conceivable way, perhaps sooner than we thought.
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Chinese humanoids are starting to move with extraordinary grace and agility, but Boston Dynamics is the OG in this field, and fresh video of its swivel-jointed Atlas robot running, cartwheeling and breakdancing shows it's still at the bleeding edge. -
EngineAI's T800 humanoid robot, backed by 1-billion yuan in funding, boasts acrobatic combat skills, human-like agility, modular batteries, and advanced AI. Mass production begins in 2026, aiming to revolutionize industrial applications worldwide. -
Researchers from Swiss university EPFL have removed the AI middle-man. There's reportedly no need to access Big Data centers, as their new downloadable Anyway Systems software can handle your AI processing needs locally.
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January 10, 2026 | Omar KardoudiBoston Dynamics has unveiled the new Atlas, a humanoid designed as a practical industrial tool for warehouses and factories. Atlas can operate 24/7 in extreme temperatures, and uses AI to adapt to its environment. Production has already started. -
December 16, 2025 | Bronwyn ThompsonHangzhou is the latest city in China to take traffic control to a new level, rolling out its AI-powered robot police officer to direct vehicles and pedestrians at major intersections and issue polite warnings to law-breakers. -
November 23, 2025 | Bronwyn ThompsonWhen the Iron humanoid was unveiled to the public, strutting fluidly down the runway before a gobsmacked crowd, it made headlines – but not for the reasons its creators hoped. The robot moved so humanlike that people were sure there was someone inside it. -
November 18, 2025 | Bronwyn ThompsonThis week, talk of the AI bubble bursting has intensified with Google top executive Demis Hassabis throwing some fuel on the fire while discussing the release of the tech company's Gemini 3 model. He also thinks some players will weather the storm. -
November 18, 2025 | Abhimanyu GhoshalJeff Bezos is gainfully employed once more, after having left his post as Amazon CEO back in 2021. The billionaire is now co-CEO at Project Prometheus, a startup that describes itself as building "AI for the physical economy." -
November 15, 2025 | Malcolm AzaniaIndividuals, corporations, and even governments are under threat from digital deception to defraud dollars and destabilize democracies. The new RAIS system could help stop such fraud, by sniffing out AI voice emulators. -
October 29, 2025 | Abhimanyu GhoshalAfter about a decade in the works, 1X is nearly ready with its Neo humanoid, which is designed to help you with housework and other tasks around the home. It'll ship in 2026, and you can pre-order one in the US right away. -
October 09, 2025 | David SzondyFigure AI has given us a look at its idea of the robotic equivalent of the Model T as it rolls out its Figure 3 humanoid robot – the company's third-generation bipedal autonomous machine designed for general purpose work that's built for mass production. -
July 28, 2025 | Abhimanyu GhoshalChinese robotics firm Unitree has launched the R1 humanoid robot at a shockingly low asking price of US$5,900. It's hard to fathom that you can now get a walking, command-obeying machine that costs less than an enthusiast-grade camera. -
July 25, 2025 | Paul RiddenAs the race to bring humanoid robots into the workplace and the home heats up, manufacturers are often keen to show off newly learned skills and accomplishments. But none so far rock as hard as keytar wizard Adam from PNDbotics. -
July 21, 2025 | Paul RiddenUntil now, the robot workforce has had to either be plugged in all of the time, or spend some time cabled to the mains to top up its battery pack. UBTech has launched the Walker S2 humanoid, with dual batteries and the ability to hotswap on its own. -
July 17, 2025 | Bronwyn ThompsonMarking a major shift in personal AI, OpenAI has released ChatGPT Agent, taking things well beyond chat – it can browse the web, run code, manage files and complete tasks across apps. It’s the first real AI assistant that doesn’t just answer but acts. -
June 29, 2025 | Starre VartanRoboticists today are wrestling with the question of whether AI needs a body? If so, what kind? And then there’s the “how” of it all; if embodied intelligence is the way forward to true artificial general intelligence, could soft robots be the next step? -
June 24, 2025 | Paul RiddenFor the last few years, Italian engineers have been working on a humanoid robot for emergency response applications. The iRonCub3 has jets on its back and fire-breathers on its arms, and has now achieved stable take-off and hover for the first time. -
June 20, 2025 | Bronwyn ThompsonAI tools like ChatGPT have changed our personal and professional worlds, with around 52% of American adults regularly using a large language model. But at what cost? A new study details the large environmental price we're paying for our AI assistants.
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