World's fastest humanoid robot runs 22 MPH

MirrorMe Technology's Bolt became the fastest running humanoid robot demonstrated outside computer simulations when it reached a top speed of 22 mph.

Lunar New Year prayers, robots and festivities usher in the Year of the Horse

BEIJING (AP) — Traditional prayers, fireworks and fairs marked the Lunar New Year on Tuesday — alongside 21st-century humanoid robots. The activities ushered in the Year of the Horse, one of 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac, succeeding the Year of the Snake.
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This Robot With a Working Human Face Is Incredibly Unsettling

Its skin is literally warm — and we're not sure we want to know why. The post This Robot With a Working Human Face Is Incredibly Unsettling appeared first on Futurism.

Humanoid robots are getting smaller, safer and closer

Fauna Robotics is launching Sprout as a developer platform for humanoid robots. The robot features 29 degrees of freedom and NVIDIA compute power.

Uncanny ‘warm-skinned’ robot built to feel as human as possible could show up in service worker roles

It’s warm bot-tied. Techsperts are sounding alarm bells following the release of an eerily realistic humanoid service bot named Moya with camera eyes and, most creepily, warm skin. Dystopian footage shows the lifelike automaton interacting with guests during its debut at the Zhangjiang Robotics Valley in Shanghai.