BEIJING — It was not even close as a bright red Chinese humanoid named “Lightning” lived up to its name in a half-marathon pitting humans against robots, smoking its competition on Sunday

A paddle-wielding robot is so adept at playing table tennis that it is posing a tough challenge to elite human players and sometimes defeating them, according to a new study in the journal Nature that shows how advances in artificial intelligence are making robots more agile.

Incredible footage shows the bot winning three out of five matches against elite players - showing off sophisticated moves including unusual spins and bouncing balls off the net.

Walker S2 is an adult-sized humanoid robot with legs, a torso, and arms. China is sending these robots to patrol their border with Vietnam.

CHUALAR, Calif. – Looking like the ungainly combination of a Transformer and Edward Scissorhands, the robot slowly trundles across the field of tiny plants. It uses three high-resolution cameras to peer down at the ground below. Lit by synchronized ...

Ukraine’s military is increasingly using robots to replace human soldiers, even in combat assault missions, helping to counter Russia’s manpower advantage.

The first casualty of the next war will most likely not be mourned or missed. “This year, the Army started fielding our first robots outside the [explosive ordnance disposal] community,” said Christine Wormuth, secretary of the Army, in a speech at an ...

They’re stone-cold killing machines. The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has approved the deployment of its machine-gun-toting “Fury” robots to the frontlines to help its ground soldiers fight off the Russian invaders. The NRK Lyut — Ukrainian for ...