Robotics

No sweat: Humanoid robots run Chinese half-marathon alongside flesh-and-blood runners

BEIJING -- In one small step for robot-kind — thousands of them, really — humanoid robots ran alongside actual humans…

2 weeks ago

A restaurant in Havana defies Cuba’s tech struggles with digital menus and a robot waitress

HAVANA -- For Sonia Pérez, stepping into Havana’s Doña Alicia restaurant felt like entering a movie. Even as Cuba struggles…

2 weeks ago

Robot starts 2nd mission to retrieve debris at the ruined Fukushima nuclear plant

TOKYO -- A remote-controlled robot on Tuesday embarked on its second mission to retrieve tiny bits of melted fuel debris…

3 weeks ago

Osaka Expo opens in Japan offering a vision of the future. Here’s what to know

OSAKA, Japan -- The Expo 2025 opened in Osaka on Sunday with more than 10,000 people singing Beethoven's Ninth Symphony…

3 weeks ago