The latest humanoid robot on the market can purportedly run across a grassy lawn, do cartwheels and even fist-fight – and it costs less than $6,000. In a promotional video from China’s Unitree ...

The robot uses a 3D camera, touch and force sensors on its claws, and a self-training neural network to scale ladders.

A panda-shaped robot moved through tai chi routines as machines designed after the terra-cotta warriors marched in step. Mechanical versions of Chinese pop culture icons such as the Monkey King and ...

The promise of the humanoid revolution is tantalizing: tireless mechanical workers marching into factories, warehouses, and even homes, ready to fill labor gaps and drive a new era of automation.