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Humanoid robots might have a kid-hitting problem

Two humanoid robots have struck children at separate public demos in China — one delivering a roundhouse kick during a ...
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A humanoid robot has gone viral after accidentally kicking a child in the stomach while performing a series of movements ...
China's humanoid robots have demonstrated a brand new skill – kung fu. Dozens of Unitree bots took to the stage at the CCTV Spring Festival gala, which is China's most–watched TV show. Wearing red ...
The footage shows a humanoid robot performing an energetic dance routine in front of a crowd. During the demonstration, the ...
A new study reveals that 3-year-olds read intention in human eyes but fail to recognize nonverbal preferences in a robot's gaze.
Marchetti argued that imitating a single human signal like gaze isn’t enough to make a robot feel genuinely communicative to ...
Very young children (even as young as 3 years old) can read intention and preferences in the eyes of a person, but they do not recognize this type of nonverbal communication in the gaze of a humanoid ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Prakhar Khanna covers lifestyle tech for Forbes. X-Origin AI showcased its AI companion robot, Yonbo, at CES 2026. The ...
Adding robots to therapy can help autistic children develop foundational social skills like taking turns, making eye contact, and paying attention. Researchers in Europe added a learning robot to ...