Tech companies are collectively spending billions to turn the age old sci-fi trope of humanoid, general-purpose robots into ...

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Recent demonstrations and lawsuits over the strength of AI humanoid robots raise essential questions about safety standards.

The heat of the ongoing AI boom has spilled over to a famously difficult hardware space — humanoid robotics. Forbes has learned that a pair of Silicon Valley ventures, each with more than $100 million ...

Figure AI, a startup based in San Jose, California, has drawn attention in recent months for its sleek, humanlike black-and-gray robots doing basic tasks like folding laundry and putting away ...

Figure AI Inc. today announced that it raised a funding round worth more than $1 billion from a group of prominent investors. Parkway Venture Capital led the Series C deal. It was joined by Nvidia ...

Can I compete with the Figure's humanoid robot at household chores like folding laundry? Let's see who's faster and better. Jesse Orrall (he/him/his) is a Senior Video Producer for CNET. He covers ...

The demographic shift towards older populations across several countries has created unprecedented challenges and opportunities. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and humanoid robots have stepped into the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. In today’s column, I examine an intriguing twist to the usual ...