The rise of humanoid robots didn’t happen overnight, but a kind of perfect storm has accelerated the phenomenon over the past year and change. The foundation, of course, is decades of research.

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Robots resembling humans that live and work among us have long been seen in science fiction with characters such as C-3PO in "Star Wars" or Rosie in "The Jetsons." But human-sized robots are already a ...

Apptronik, a tech company headquartered in Austin, Texas, has unveiled its latest creation, Apollo, a humanoid robot designed to enter the workforce and quickly contribute to various tasks. Standing 5 ...