China's robot half-marathon came with plenty of chaos — and one broken record

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Honor robot
The half-marathon was won by a robot built by Chinese smartphone maker Honor.

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Silicon Valley airport tests 'José,' an AI-powered robot to ease travel snarls

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José, the new humanoid robot at San Josè Mineta International Airport.
José, the new humanoid robot at San Josè Mineta International Airport.

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The robot that went on the fritz while dancing at Haidilao in California was in 'celebration mode,' the restaurant says

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A Chinese humanoid robot flopped face-first onto the ground during a public showcase. Its CEO says it's all part of 'learning to walk.'

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The Chinese humanoid robot called IRON made its first public appearance in Southern China on Saturday.

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CEO of Chinese robotics company posts video of himself getting kicked by his robot in effort to combat skeptics

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The EngineAI T800 is pictured.
EngineAI's T800 practiced its jabs and kicks on a punching bag.

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I spent 4 nights at a robot hotel in Tokyo. The future of hospitality is here — but it still needs fine-tuning.

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side-by-side picture of exterior of Yotel and Michelle Gross smiling in Tokyo
Yotel Tokyo Ginza is a hybrid-robot hotel that opened earlier this year.

Michelle Gross

I got a $99 massage from an AI robot and will probably never do it again. Here's why, and what surprised me the most.

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Remedy Place is a social wellness club in NYC, and it is just one of the many places in the US that offer AI massages.

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Alan Tudyk Wasn’t Part of ‘I, Robot’ Publicity for a Very Surprising Reason

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Don't 'demean' Tesla's bots, even if they were piloted by humans, Nvidia robotics boss says

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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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Watch a Little Robot Flap Its Wings Like a Rhinoceros Beetle

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An up-close look at a Hercules beetle, a type of rhinoceros beetle

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