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Nicknamed “Gabi,” the humanoid robot monk took part in ceremonies at a temple in Seoul this week. Lee Jin-man / AP At first glance, the ceremony held Wednesday morning at a Buddhist temple in downtown ...

Ukraine's Third Army Corps released footage of an evacuation of an elderly woman using a military robot. The woman was exposed to Russian gunfire nearby. Iran strikes US base after Bandar Abbas attack ...

Most people think of Toyota and picture a Camry, a Tacoma, maybe a Prius. A 7-foot-2 robot shooting free throws at halftime of a professional basketball game? That's a harder image to conjure. But ...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk believes the Optimus robot will become the company's most important product. Optimus is a bipedal, autonomous humanoid robot designed for various tasks, from factory work to ...

During Tesla’s Q1 2026 earnings call today, CEO Elon Musk confirmed that Optimus robot production will begin at Fremont in late July or August — just four months after the last Model S and X roll off ...

The winner ran the half-marathon in 50 minutes and 26 seconds. Kevin Frayer / Stringer via Getty Images On April 19, thousands of athletes ran alongside more than 100 humanoid robots in the 2026 ...

Last Sunday, at the Beijing E-Town Half Marathon, a red humanoid robot of a type named Lightning finished the course in 50 minutes and 26 seconds—faster than the human world record. Its long legs were ...

BEIJING — It was not even close as a bright-red Chinese humanoid named “Lightning” lived up to its name in a half-marathon pitting humans against robots, smoking its competition on Sunday. Subscribe ...

As tens of thousands of runners head toward the finish line of the Boston Marathon, Tesla is placing something unusual in their path: a humanoid robot designed to win over the crowd. Tesla’s Optimus ...

Ukraine’s sinking of much of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet is “case alpha” in finding new ways to use robots across land, sea, and air, the U.S. Navy's assessment chief said Monday. But the United States ...

The android won a race featuring robots and humans on Sunday in Beijing, achieving a technological milestone while finishing faster than any person in history. By Adeel Hassan It didn’t have to ...