India has begun AI Impact Summit, 2026 on Monday at Delhi’s Bharat Mandapam which will continue till February 20. It will focus on practical AI applications and advancing India’s broader digital ...

Super-intelligent, general-purpose humanoid robots are within our grasp, says the hype. Not so fast, says reality. Allow meus to explain.

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Japan aims to mass-produce humanoid robots by 2027 as Hitachi deploys AI-powered models and the government backs a domestic robotics strategy.

Despite huge technical progress, these robots are still clumsy at handling everyday tasks in homes or hospitals or other ...

Realbotix, which showed its humanoids at CES 2026, illustrates how technology can mature past adult entertainment, writes columnist Oliver Mitchell.

Robot artist Ai-Da debuts retro-futuristic architecture concept in Danish exhibition. Ai-Da’s design imagines space-age co-living for humans and humanoids. “I’m not a robot” show explores A.I.’s role ...

Japanese technology and telecoms giant SoftBank Group reports it swung back to profitability in the last quarter of 2025 as its investments in OpenAI and other ventures paid off.

Team Mirai, a political party founded by software engineers, won 11 seats in Japan’s legislature by promising chatbots, self-driving buses and high-tech jobs.

WTF?! The sci-fi trope of humanoid robots that are almost indistinguishable from the real thing has moved a lot closer to reality. China has revealed what is dubbed the first "biomimetic AI robot," ...

Mirumi is adorable. But living with it reminded me of the limits to the companionship a social robot can provide. is a senior reporter and author of the Optimizer newsletter. She has more than 13 ...