Kids playing in New York City were joined by an unusual companion - a humanoid robot. Footage shows a Unitree G1 humanoid bot running and playing with children at Brooklyn Bridge Park, as shocked bystanders watched on. It comes just days after First Lady ...

We are now in the humanoid robot era, and they're starting to show up in our homes. But are they any good? And what's the path to improvement?

For decades, humanoid robots have lived behind safety cages in factories or deep inside research labs. Fauna Robotics, a New York-based robotics startup, says that era is ending. The company has introduced Sprout, a compact humanoid robot designed from the ...