Humanoid robot AIDOL falls flat during debut in Moscow; company explains incidentA Russian company's humanoid robot, AIDOL, fell during its unveiling in Moscow. Organizers cited calibration and lighting issues for the mi...
14 Nov, 2025, 04.19 AM IST
Meet NEO from 1X: The world’s first humanoid home robot just went on sale - here's how to orderThe future of home help has arrived. NEO, the world’s first humanoid home robot, is now available for pre-order. It can walk, carry, and as...
29 Oct, 2025, 11.24 PM IST
Nvidia’s Bold Robotics Leap: Jetson AGX Thor Brings the ‘Robot Brain’ Revolution to IndustryNvidia, a household name for fuelling the AI boom, now throws its weight behind robotics with its game-changing Jetson AGX Thor chip. Brand...
28 Aug, 2025, 02.44 PM IST
You might own a humanoid robot butler in 5 years, but will it be useful? Expert makes bizarre predictionAs AI and robotics evolve, humanoid robot butlers are on the horizon—especially for the ultra-rich. However, Exotec founder Romain Moulin c...
11 Jun, 2025, 04.23 PM IST
Dog-like robot, Fluffy, is helping Ford engineers upgrade the workspaceControlled by an engineer, it can travel up to 4.8 kph for about two hours on its battery.
28 Jul, 2020, 05.23 PM IST
Cyborg: Manufacturing the man-machineOn shop floors, it’s still cheaper to employ humans but automation is the only way out for the more complex, hazardous tasks.
04 Dec, 2018, 04.27 PM IST
What if robots make men incapable of engaging in 'real' relationships?Advances in robotics and AI have raised concern that sex robots may outperform men .
05 Jan, 2018, 07.04 PM IST
New system allows robots to follow ordersCurrently robots are very limited in what they can do. Their inability to understand the nuances of human language makes them mostly useles...
04 Sep, 2017, 12.57 PM IST
Google's voice-activated helpers need more assistanceBut Google's ubiquity in people's lives hasn't been much of a help in the battlefield for the emerging technology of voice-activated intell...
18 May, 2017, 09.00 AM IST
Lakshmi, country’s first banking robot, makes debut in ChennaiTop private lender HDFC Bank, which is also experimenting with robots to answer customer queries, is testing its humanoid at its innovation...
11 Nov, 2016, 12.10 PM IST
Virtual reality may help control robonauts in spaceNASA researchers are using Virtual Reality to help human operators to practice controlling a humanoid helper outside Earth's atmosphere.
21 Dec, 2015, 01.51 PM IST
Google is creating a general-purpose robotVideos of Google-owned robots, some that look like mechanical bulls and others resembling humanoids from Sci-Fi movies, have been viewed mo...
02 Oct, 2015, 05.34 AM IST
Indian-origin scientist creates mechanical brain to teach robots how to live alongside humansThe information is being translated and stored in a robot-friendly format that robots will be able to draw on when they need it.
26 Aug, 2014, 12.01 PM IST
'Robo Brain' to teach robots how to mimic humansResearchers have designed a 'Robo Brain' that gathers information from the Internet to teach robots how the world works and how the humans ...
25 Aug, 2014, 05.46 PM IST
- How technology helping the elderly is turning into a big business opportunity
ET inspects three ways in which technology is helping the elderly lead healthier and independent lives and how it's also turning into a big...
21 Feb, 2012, 05.10 AM IST
- Increasing role of robots in Japanese factories
Robots are already taken for granted in Japanese factories, so much so that they are sometimes welcomed on their first day at work with Shi...
04 Mar, 2008, 12.59 AM IST
- Japan geared up for robot evolution
Govt has funded a plethora of robotics-related efforts, including some $42 million for the first phase of a humanoid robotics project, and ...
04 Mar, 2008, 12.00 AM IST