China is preparing to send a humanoid robot into orbit, positioning a private startup at the center of a new race to put artificial intelligence to work in space. Chinese firm Engine AI says its ...

Space changes the rules for almost everything, including how a robot should move. On Earth, legs help us stand, balance and walk across a room. In microgravity, those same legs lose much of their ...

As robots grow more capable and AI more sophisticated, a growing chorus of researchers contends that machines can go further, do more, and take on greater risk – all at a fraction of the cost of ...

Chinese humanoid robot maker Engine AI has unveiled plans to send a humanoid robot into space, aiming to create the world’s first robot astronaut. The Shenzhen-based company announced that it has ...