A paddle-wielding robot is so adept at playing table tennis that it is posing a tough challenge to elite human players and sometimes defeating them, according to a new study in the journal Nature that shows how advances in artificial intelligence are making robots more agile.

A premapped course, a crew of handlers and a world-beating time: here’s what this Beijing half marathon reveals about how far humanoid robots have come—and how far they haven’t

China's push to dominate robotics accelerates as a humanoid robot beats the human half-marathon world record, sparking awe and unease among spectators.

The Infinite Loop by Nebius reports robots like Digit are learning to work in warehouses, balancing safety and AI for future home integration, and its current focus is on navigating human environments safely.

Physical AI is already transforming industries. Meanwhile, companies chasing humanoid robots risk missing the real, ROI-driven automation revolution.

As data centers scale and autonomous systems become more common, Micropolis Robotics’ Alexander Rugaev unpacks an operational boundary: machines can observe, but not decide. Robots are