Meet the Chinese Startup Using AI—and a Team of Human Workers—to Train Robots

AgiBot is using AI-powered robots to do new manufacturing tasks. Smarter machines may transform physical labor in China.
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XPeng unveils new IRON humanoid robot with full-solid-state battery and AI brain

Chinese EV maker XPeng has unveiled its next-generation IRON humanoid robot at the 2025 XPeng Tech Day, calling it “the most ...
New Atlas

Will AI need a body to come close to human-like intelligence?

Will AI need a body to come close to human-like intelligence? But these aren’t just speculative questions anymore. Roboticists today are wrestling with the question of whether artificial intelligence ...

AI researchers ’embodied’ an LLM into a robot – and it started channeling Robin Williams

AI researchers at Andon Labs embedded various LLMs in a vacuum robot to test how ready they were to be embodied. And hilarity ensued.
Futurism

New AI Startup Giving Robots Virtual Heart Rate, Body Temperature, Sweating Response So They Can Better Emulate Human Emotions Like Fear and Anxiety

A teen tech entrepreneur is working to retrofit robots with simulated artificial bodily functions like a virtual heart rate, body temperature, and sweating response — a bong-rip idea to make them ...
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China firm unveils platform that turns your phone videos into humanoid robot moves

AgiBot has launched LinkCraft, the world’s first zero-code robot content creation platform for effortless humanoid robot ...
Futurism

New AI Can Control a Robot Even If Its Legs Get Chainsawed Off

Robots are being put through all kinds of abuse these days. They’re being kicked, punched, shoved, and even dragged by a chain around their neck — all in an apparent effort to teach them how to adapt ...