Robotaxis can drive themselves, but still pay humans $20 to close the door

Waymo's vehicles can navigate complex city streets, use lidar, radar, and cameras to build a real-time 3D map of their surroundings, and communicate their locations to ...
CNET

Before You Buy This $20K Home Robot, There's Something You Should See

This robot was designed to do your house chores, but a remote human operator might be helping it finish them. Connor is a technology writer and editor, with a byline on multiple platforms. He has been ...
The National Law Review

The Auto Industry’s Talent War: Winning the Race for Skilled Workers

We collaborate with the world's leading lawyers to deliver news tailored for you. Sign Up for any (or all) of our 25+ Newsletters. Some states have laws and ethical rules regarding solicitation and ...
Benzinga.com

Robotics Stocks Rally As Trump Reportedly Preps Executive Order To Supercharge Industry

Shares of robotics-linked stocks — iRobot Corp (NASDAQ: IRBT), Serve Robotics Inc (NASDAQ: SERV), Richtech Robotics Inc (NASDAQ: RR) — gained on the heels of a report indicating the Trump ...
Interesting Engineering

Video: Elon Musk’s Optimus humanoid robot masters human-like smooth running

EV maker Tesla has shared a new update of its humanoid robot Optimus on X (formerly Twitter) on December 3. The short clip shared by the official Tesla Optimus account and Elon Musk, showing Optimus ...
Interesting Engineering

How China’s hyper-realistic humanoid robot achieved its eerily human walk

IRON doesn’t try to be strong. It tries to be human. That’s the real leap.XPENG/YT We have all heard about the robot that had to be cut to confirm that there was no human inside. When XPENG unveiled ...