This robotic digger could construct the buildings of the future

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A Chinese waitress who pretends to be a humanoid robot is dividing the internet

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Your dinner could soon be served by a robot.

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I visited an indoor farm in Compton that's growing leafy greens for Walmart and Whole Foods using robots — and it gave me a peek at the future of farming

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A collage image. On the left, Business Insider correspondent Nancy Luna, wearing coveralls and a hard hat, stands next to a wall of crops at the Plenty vertical farm in Compton, California. On right, a Plenty robot.
Business Insider food correspondent Nancy Luna tours the Plenty vertical farm in Compton, California.

Some Chick-fil-A customers can now skip the drive-thru and have their chicken sandwiches delivered by drone

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Chick-fil-A delivered.

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A hedge fund exec is funding hunts for treasures in shipwrecks at the bottom of the ocean

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A virtual restaurant brand run by robots is operating inside Travis Kalanick's CloudKitchens. Here's how it works.

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Better Days by Remy Robotics wants to scale its wellness brand to 500 locations in five years.
Better Days by Remy Robotics wants to scale its wellness brand to 500 locations in five years.

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Elon Musk wants to start selling humanoid robots by 2027. A hiring spree at Tesla seems designed to make that a reality.

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Tesla's Optimus humanoid robot on display
Tesla unveiled its Optimus humanoid robot concept in 2021.

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China boldly claims it has a plan to mass produce humanoid robots that can 'reshape the world' within two years

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A close up photo of Tesla's Optimus humanoid robot
Tesla unveiled its Optimus humanoid robot prototype in 2021. It remains to be seen whether China's plans could rival it.

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Meet Archax, the 15-foot 'Transformers'-style robot that's the brainchild of a Japanese startup and is selling for $3 million

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Archive with its robotic arm extended
Archax is similar to the Amplified Mobility Platform exoskeleton suit in "Avatar."

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An advanced humanoid robot says it can simulate dreams to help it learn about the world

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Ameca, a humanoid robot, photographed looking to the side
Ameca can speak using responses generated by OpenAI's GPT-3.

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