A 'male' humanoid robot was unveiled in Saudi Arabia. It then inappropriately touched a female reporter.

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Muhammad, the humanoid robot, is debuted by the Saudi AI and robotics firm QSS in Riyadh.
Muhammad, the humanoid robot, is debuted by the Saudi AI and robotics firm QSS in Riyadh.

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Elon Musk welcomes competition from humanoid robot rivals: 'Bring it on'

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Elon Musk has a straightforward message for his rivals in the AI sphere.

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Sam Altman's OpenAI wants to get humanoid robots talking. Here's why.

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Figure AI's humanoid robot standing
Figure AI announced it had signed a collaboration agreement with OpenAI.

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Microsoft and OpenAI are in talks to inject $500 million into humanoid robotics startup Figure AI, report says

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Microsoft and OpenAI's logo

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Elon Musk says Tesla's Optimus lab looks like something out of 'Westworld'

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Several humanoid robots at workstations dangling mid-air at Tesla's Optimus lab
Tesla's Optimus robot can fold a shirt.

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Elon Musk's optimism about Optimus might be misplaced

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Photo of Tesla's humanoid robot called Optimus. It has white body parts and an all-black head with a blue light
The prototype for Optimus was first revealed in September 2022.

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Relax, humanoid robots aren't coming for your job just yet

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Apptronik's robot called Digit standing in a warehouse
Apptronik launched its humanoid robot "Apollo" in August.

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Thank goodness, Tesla's humanoid robot Optimus can now squat and pick up an egg

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A still image from Tesla's promotional video of its robot Optimus where it is doing a squat with its arms extended in a gym
Tesla shared a new progress update video for Optimus in December.

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Humanoid robots are doing some lifting in Amazon's warehouses. But is the human form the ideal shape for the task?

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Side-by-side image of a humanoid robot lifting a box and a robot with a crane-like arm and wheels.
Agility Robotics' Digit, left, a bipedal humanoid robot, and Boston Dynamics' Stretch, right, are both capable of lifting boxes in warehouses.

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Humanoid robots could be the next big thing to come from the AI boom. Take a look at 8 of the most advanced ones around.

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Humanoid robot 'Rmeca' is pictured at AI for Good Global Summit, in Geneva, Switzerland, July 6, 2023.
Humanoid robot 'Rmeca' is pictured at AI for Good Global Summit, in Geneva, Switzerland, July 6, 2023.

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