Tesla’s Optimus robot just took a giant leap forward, literally. In a pair of newly released videos, Elon Musk reveals Optimus performing complex dance moves, now entirely untethered and autonomous.

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Bill Whitaker is an award-winning journalist and 60 Minutes correspondent who has covered major news stories, domestically and across the globe, for more than four decades with CBS News. Aliza Chasan ...

The nervous system does an astonishing job of tracking sensory information, and does so using signals that would drive many computer scientists insane: a noisy stream of activity spikes that may be ...

Abstract: With the rapid development of Industry 4.0, robotic arms, as a crucial product in modern industrial applications, have a significant impact on industrial progress. Firstly, this study ...

The robot can open doors, pick up objects, climb stairs, can even flip itself upright if it tips The robot has been part of the department for several years ROUND ROCK, Texas - Round Rock Police are ...

Medtronic received FDA clearance for its Hugo robotic-assisted surgery system for urologic procedures. The clearance allows the system to be used in minimally invasive surgeries, including ...

There are few proven uses for humanoid robots, but that hasn’t stopped investment pouring in. There are few proven uses for humanoid robots, but that hasn’t stopped investment pouring in. is a ...

Meet Phantom MK1: an imposing humanoid robot designed to transform battlefields, the moon and even Mars—and it may already be taking jobs near you. The 5-foot-9, 176-pound steel and plastic android ...

ATLANTA — Tarik Skubal views the strike zone differently than robot umpires. “I have this thing where I think everything is a strike until the umpire calls it a ball,” Detroit’s AL Cy Young Award ...

Robots can be programmed to do a variety of tasks, like packing boxes and even performing surgery. But each individual movement or task requires its own specific training process, which makes it hard ...