A Humanoid Robot Set a Half-Marathon Record in China

An autonomous robot from the company Honor ran a half marathon in 50:26, beating the human record by 7 minutes.

A humanoid robot sprints past the human half-marathon world record in Beijing race

A humanoid robot that won a half-marathon race for robots in Beijing on Sunday ran faster than the human world record in a ...

See why tech companies are paying people to do chores

Tech firms aim to trigger a robot revolution with video of humans doing housework. Gig workers are paid up to $25 an hour to ...
The University of Chicago Chronicle

To teach social-emotional skills, does a robot need to pretend to be human?

In a crowded fourth-grade classroom in Chicago, a new kind of tutor is shaping how children learn about empathy, conflict, and problem-solving. These robots aren’t programmed to act like friendly ...
The Washington Post

Musk has a plan to make human labor obsolete. Billionaires are joining in.

In the utopia proposed by Elon Musk, billions of robots perform all necessary work. A network of autonomous vehicles and humanoids, fueled by solar energy, provide boundless resources. Poverty is ...
WMUR

Department of Health and Human Services looks to strengthen, expand 988 and crisis communications

STATE, WHO WILL DIRECTLY MEET WITH THE PERSON IN NEED. WE WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW ABOUT NINE, EIGHT, EIGHT, JUST LIKE THEY KNOW ABOUT 911988 OFFERS HELP TO THOSE IN CRISIS 24 SEVEN IT’S BUILT ON THREE ...
New York Post

McDonald’s experimenting with robot employees that look like humans — and even dress in uniform

A McDonald’s in a Chinese city welcome humanoid robots to serve up meals and entertain customers — but only for a limited time. Videos posted on social media captured the myriad of lifelike robots at ...
The Conversation

How AI English and human English differ – and how to decide when to use artificial language

Suspicion and affection. Apprehension and excitement. Most people have mixed feelings about AI English, whether or not they always recognize it. When reading text generated by AI, people feel it ...
eWeek

New 3D Vision System Lets Humanoid Robots Navigate Without Human Help

In this episode of eSpeaks, Jennifer Margles, Director of Product Management at BMC Software, discusses the transition from traditional job scheduling to the era of the autonomous enterprise. eSpeaks’ ...
IGN

Mirror move.

Pokémon Go creator Niantic is using players' augmented reality data to help train delivery robots. Now rebranded as Niantic Spatial, the company has joined forces with robotic startup Coco to help its ...
Quanta Magazine

Why Do Humanoid Robots Still Struggle With the Small Stuff?

The last decade has seen vast improvements in humanoid robots, but graduating to widespread use might require going back to the fundamentals. “Not reliably,” Hurst said. “I don’t think it’s totally ...
eWeek

Chinese Humanoid Robot Wins Boxing Match Against Human

In this episode of eSpeaks, Jennifer Margles, Director of Product Management at BMC Software, discusses the transition from traditional job scheduling to the era of the autonomous enterprise. eSpeaks’ ...