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Can Optimus make America win the humanoid robot race? Here’s the verdict

After four years of hype, Optimus shows some progress, yet the humanoid struggles to prove it's worth beyond staged demos.
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Meet Atlas: Boston Dynamics’ All-Electric Humanoid Robot with Incredible Moves

The robotics field has just seen a major advance with Boston Dynamics introducing its newest innovation: the all-electric Atlas humanoid robot. The company states marks the way towards ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN

Humanoid robots get smarter muscles and sharper minds with NVIDIA’s latest arsenal

NVIDIA launches open Newton Physics Engine and Isaac GR00T N1.6, advancing humanoid robots with simulation and AI.
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Word of the week

September 24, 2025 • For NPR's Word of the Week: Things are getting spicy. We explain how a word referring to cinnamon and pepper turned less literal by the 19th century. September 17, 2025 • For ...