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However, Ray says he became concerned about Neo after the Wall Street Journal published a story in which technology columnist Joanna Stern tried a demo and found that the robot is being remotely controlled, meaning the device is actively watching and listening (with its four onboard microphones) to everything that’s going on in your home.

A new humanoid robot has stunned audiences with its eerie realism to the point where many refused to believe it was actually a machine.

NEO is a humanoid robot from Palo Alto-based robotics startup 1X that could one day autonomously help out around your home. For now though, it’s using human operators wearing Quest 3 headsets to pick up the slack and teach Neo’s neural network the ropes in the process.

Massachusetts robotics entrepreneurs focus on specialized machines, while West Coast companies pour billions into humanoid development despite current limitations demonstrated at MIT.

Google-owned Boston Dynamics is showing how its latest Atlas robot can hold up to some pretty harsh testing, making us wonder if its creators have ever watched any sci-fi at all. Eric Mack has been a CNET contributor since 2011. Eric and his family live ...