Meta bought ARI, a robotics AI startup, and folded it into Superintelligence Labs. The goal: be the platform every humanoid manufacturer needs.

A self-navigating robot called Lightning, developed by Chinese electronics company Honor, won the 13.1-mile race. Its results and others mark significant advancements since last year's inaugural event,

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.

Meta has acquired Assured Robot Intelligence, a startup specializing in AI for humanoid robots, and integrated its team into its Superintelligence Labs. The move aims to position Meta as the provider of the core intelligence layer for humanoid machines ...

The humanoid robots will be part of a test that kicks off in May ( via The Guardian ), moving luggage and cargo at Tokyo's Haneda Airport. At a JAL press event this week, a droid was seen gently nudging cargo onto a conveyor belt and waving to a human coworker.

Tiangong Ultra, developed by the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center, also known as X-Humanoid, won last year's inaugural half-marathon with a time of two hours, 40 minutes, and 42 seconds, meaning that Lightning ran at more than double the pace yesterday.

They were trailing behind their human rivals a year ago. But on Sunday, an android outpaced the entire field to run a half-marathon faster than even the quickest human.