Chinese Robot That Set Half-Marathon World Record Gets Major Asterisk Based On (Lack Of) Full Autonomy

There has been a lot of talk about a fully autonomous robot that broke a human world record during a half marathon in China.
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A robot ran a half marathon faster than a human. Here’s why folding laundry is still harder

A premapped course, a crew of handlers and a world-beating time: here’s what this Beijing half marathon reveals about how far ...

A robot is beating human pros at table tennis. Its maker calls it a milestone for machines

A paddle-wielding robot is so adept at playing table tennis that it is posing a tough challenge to elite human players and ...
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Table tennis-playing robot on track to becoming world champion

A robot built by Sony AI is rapidly learning how to beat the world's very best table tennis players ...

World-First: Humanoid Robot On Live Industrial-Scale Electronics Production Line

The Agibot G2 is the first humanoid robot to get a job alongside humans on a high-speed electronics production line, Agibot ...

BMW puts humanoid robots to work building EVs

BMW is deploying AI-powered humanoid robots in its Leipzig, Germany, factory after a successful pilot in Spartanburg, South ...
eWeek

This Industrial Humanoid Robot Just Hit a Major Milestone This Month

In this episode of eSpeaks, Jennifer Margles, Director of Product Management at BMC Software, discusses the transition from traditional job scheduling to the era of the autonomous enterprise. eSpeaks’ ...

Ping-pong robot Ace makes history by beating top-level human players

By Will Dunham April 22 (Reuters) - An autonomous robot ping-pong player dubbed Ace has achieved a milestone for AI and ...
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Robot demonstrates expert-level table tennis skills, challenging human competitors

A paddle-wielding robot is so adept at playing table tennis that it is posing a tough challenge to elite human players and ...