This Goofy Humanoid Robot Can Run a Half Marathon
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Relocation into JU's engineering and innovation hub deepens student access to applied robotics and workforce developmentJACKSONVILLE, Fla., April 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Chang Robotics and Jacksonville University (JU) are expanding their Robot Studio partnership by relocating the facility to JU's STEAM Institute,
Humanoid robots keep showing up in headlines, but many of the most innovative robots doing actual work neither resemble humans nor are built to be general-purpose replacements for them. Instead, companies are designing and building these more ...
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Scientists built a robot that can beat elite human players at table tennis
Sony AI's table tennis robot, Ace. (Sony AI) Table tennis is one of the most skill-intensive sports on the planet – and engineers have now built a robot capable of besting some of the world's top players.
Destiny can run, dance and even perform Kung Fu moves, and Wallace, from Gedling in Nottinghamshire, expects to see humanoids programmed to do laundry or cooking and cleaning. He describes the humanoid as an "embodied AI model with the ability to speak, react and manipulate the real world".
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Slime-like artificial muscle reshapes on command, heals after damage and turns one robot into many
Breaking away from conventional robots that perform only predefined functions once fabricated, researchers have developed a next-generation artificial muscle that can change its shape in real time, recover from damage,
China once again staged a half-marathon for humanoid robots. It delivered a record — and plenty of chaos. A robot from Chinese smartphone and gadget maker Honor clocked 50 minutes and 26 seconds at the event in Beijing on Sunday,
Given all of the attention it’s been getting recently, robotics may seem like a brand-new industry. But two of the firms on our list have been around for decades—and one is a conglomerate of companies that date back to the 19th century. But there’s ...