Pokémon Go players have unknowingly been helping to train delivery robots
Published on 18/03/2026 – 8:41 GMT+1 Players chasing down a rare Snorlax or trying to pin a Pikachu…
NASA humanoid built for Mars research returns to US after a decade
A humanoid robot developed by NASA for future Mars missions is set to return to the United States…
MWC 2026: all the phones, gadgets, and announcements from Barcelona
The Verge is in Barcelona, Spain, for Mobile World Congress, the biggest phone show of the year. CES…
Unitree’s G1 becomes world’s first humanoid robot to walk in -53°F
China’s humanoid robot maker Unitree has showcased a major cold-weather milestone, with its G1 robot completing an autonomous…
Tesla throws in the towel on car sales
Is Tesla still a car company? It’s a question we’ve been asking ourselves more frequently over the past…
This soft humanoid is designed to be ‘physically safe and socially approachable’
A startup called Fauna Robotics has revealed a new humanoid robot called Sprout it’s been developing over the…
Can humanoid AI robots really handle arduous factory work? A new Ford factory trial exceeds targets
Published on 20/01/2026 – 13:01 GMT+1 Humanoid robots may be closer to revolutionising factory work than many expected,…
What surprised us the most at CES 2026
But CES always manages to sneak in a few surprises, whether with what has been announced, what hasn’t…
UBTECH robot dances, kicks box as 1,000 Walker S2 milestone marked
Chinese robotics player UBTECH has marked a major milestone with the rollout of its 1,000th Walker S2 humanoid…
From robot ‘girlfriends’ to AI lipstick: The weirdest and most wonderful tech of 2025
From major leaps in artificial intelligence (AI) to rapid growth in robotics and next-gen hardware, 2025 has been…
Chinese humanoid robot achieves world’s first embroidery feat in demo
On December 22, China’s TARS Robotics reached a milestone in embodied artificial intelligence by publicly showing a humanoid…
China demo shows one whispered command could let hackers seize robots
Commercial robots are far more vulnerable to hacking than many users realise, with cybersecurity experts warning that some…