Humanoid robots have quietly crossed a threshold from lab demos to real industrial work, and the software making that leap possible is Google’s Gemini family of AI models. Instead of being ...

Robotics company Boston Dynamics announced Monday a strategic partnership with Google’s AI research lab to speed up the development of its next-generation humanoid robot Atlas — and make it act more ...

Physical AI refers to intelligent systems that can sense, reason, and act inside the physical world. These systems do not remain limited to screens, servers, or digital spaces. Instead, they operate ...

Nvidia and Google are among a handful of major tech giants developing models for robotics and so-called "phyiscal AI." ...

US robotics firm Apptronik is expanding its presence of humanoid robots on factory floors ...

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What if you could hold a conversation with an AI that not only understands your words but also interprets the emotions in your voice, the context of your surroundings, and even the visuals in your ...

Alibaba (BABA) stock rose 0.30% Tuesday after launching RynnBrain, an open-source robotics AI competing with Google and Nvidia in physical AI markets.

Artificial intelligence is one of the most important tech innovations of the decade, with most consumer electronics companies working on new AI features for their products, from chatbots to devices ...

CES 2026 was awash in walking, lifting, interacting machines. But robots that actually look human aren't necessary in industrial settings. The focus is shifting from humanoid appearance to ...