What a robot is has changed completely: in 2000 it was a blind, caged arm; today it sees, walks warehouse aisles beside people, assists surgeons, and drives passengers. Whole categories that were not ...

When humanoid robots dominated the stage of last year’s Spring Festival Gala with sleek dance routines, Ai Lin saw more than a spectacle. He saw a business. Soon after, the e-commerce livestreamer in ...

On a recent sunny day in Silicon Valley, I visited the industrial headquarters of 1X Technologies. Security was tight, so I had to put a sticker over my cellphone’s camera and talk my way out of ...

Karolina Muchova reached her third final of the campaign after brushing aside Elena-Gabriela Ruse. The Czech gave up just two break point opportunities as she won 6-4 6-4. Muchova came from a set down ...

Naomi Osaka maintained her progress at the Bad Homburg Open as she defeated Elise Mertens in straight sets to advance to the last eight. Osaka won the first five games of the match and despite a ...

Agility Robotics, a startup that makes humanlike robots used in manufacturing facilities and warehouses, is set to go public in a deal valuing it at about $2.5 billion, its executives told The Wall ...

Morgan Stanley doubled its China humanoid robot shipment forecast for the second time this year. A growing roster of Chinese manufacturers has raced to scale production and deploy robots in real-life ...