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Tesla's Optimus robots will be used to explore the surface of Mars, Elon Musk confirmed today. The humanoid robots, which were initially pitched as household assistants in October last year, will ...

"We have now achieved all the technical requirements for controlling complex robotic missions on Mars — and for a future permanent lunar research station." Two four-legged robots recently explored a ...

Chinese researchers have created an AI-powered robot dog capable of leaping across the rugged, low-gravity surfaces of asteroids. Inspired by a cat's ability to twist and land on its paws, researchers ...

The year 2025 is going to be pivotal for Tesla’s humanoid robot plans, if the words of CEO Elon Musk are to be believed. But next year could mark an astronomical milestone for the company’s Optimus ...

Will autonomous androids built by Elon Musk take over Mars, like he’s promised? Not according to a leading robotics expert. In an interview with Forbes, Christian Hubicki, head of the Optimal Robotics ...

A bee-like robot currently under development at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is part of a new generation of bots inspired by creepy crawlies. The machine, which weighs less than a ...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Crew Dragon spacecraft for NASA’s Crew-10 mission launches from Kennedy Space Center. Aubrey Gemignani/NASA/Getty Image Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, ...

Scientists from the LASSIE project with their quadruped robot at White Sands National Park, New Mexico in August. The quadruped robot was able to scout and train autonomously. The work is part of NASA ...

Elon Musk boasts he will launch a squad of Optimus humanoid robots to Mars aboard his Starship super-capsules, but a leading U.S. robotics scholar predicts their quick demise (Photo credit should read ...