Think you've seen it all in New York City? Shoppers on Fifth Avenue froze when a humanoid robot walked into the Hoka store and tried on sneakers. The sleek Unitree R1 wasn't just out for a stroll. It ...

In September 2025, a story about an artificial-intelligence robot that apparently was the first of its kind to experience post-traumatic stress disorder spread across social media. According to the ...

Robots are being put through all kinds of abuse these days. They’re being kicked, punched, shoved, and even dragged by a chain around their neck — all in an apparent effort to teach them how to adapt ...

Days after Meagan Brazil-Sheehan’s 6-year-old son was diagnosed with leukemia, they were walking down the halls of UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center when they ran into Robin the Robot. Suicide ...

Optimus, Tesla’s humanoid robot, which CEO Elon Musk claims is ahead of the industry and will sell in the trillions of dollars, failed while serving popcorn on the first day of Tesla’s new diner ...

A new viral video shows a kickboxing humanoid robot shrugging off a flying dropkick from a human being. “OK, should we start worrying?” one user asked on the r/singularity subreddit in response to the ...

A West Hollywood man who had a troubling run-in with one of the city's many delivery robots is raising concerns about the encounter and potential safety and accessibility issues they may present to ...

A California man with cerebral palsy captured the moment a food delivery robot repeatedly collided with his mobility scooter in a video that has since gone viral. Mark Chaney, a therapist in West ...