An eerily realistic humanoid robot — purported to be the “world’s first bipedal, musculoskeletal android” — twitched to life in a viral clip, which viewers have slammed as “dystopian” and “terrifying.

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Neurotic robots are a staple of science fiction. One study recently found that neurotic traits in a robot can make them seem more relatable. In science fiction, robots can be neurotic. Think "Star ...

Remember when robots were just science-fiction fantasies or clunky machines bolted to factory floors? That world is vanishing before our eyes. While you’ve been focused on generative AI and digital ...

No, not the scary Terminator-like ones beloved of science fiction writers … We’re talking about the cute, helpful ones designed to help out in school. And, yes — this really is a thing. A Norwegian ...

From Black Mirror to Her to Cyberpunk 2077, science fiction reveals that our real threat isn’t killer robots—it’s the corporate systems quietly rewriting what it means to be human. Consider the ...

GUANGZHOU, China, April 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Once confined to the realm of science fiction, robots are now becoming an integral part of a consumer's everyday routines. At the 137th China Import ...

The director of the science fiction movie I, Robot, has weighed in on Elon Musk's recently unveiled robot and vehicle designs. Proyas' comments came after Tesla hosted an event titled "We Robot" on ...

Yet the illusion is fragile. DroidUp claims Moya’s walking resembles a human’s with ‘92% accuracy,’ but demonstrations still ...