As robots increasingly move out of factories and into workplaces, hospitals, warehouses and public spaces, a simple challenge ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Following its big bet on artificial intelligence (AI), Meta seems to have set its sight on the next major plunge. If an internal ...

The top three companies in the Chinese smartphone market last year were Vivo, Apple, and Oppo. Credit: 123RF Vivo executive vice president Hu Baishan recently stated that the company’s future major ...

When does a smartphone company stop being just a smartphone company? For vivo, the answer came to light at this year’s Boao Forum for Asia, one of Asia’s most influential economic summits. During the ...

There's a growing buzz around mixed reality services, and for good reason. As the boundaries between the physical and digital worlds blur, mixed reality (MR) is emerging as the next big step in ...

Robotics manufacturer Apptronik announced this week that it has signed a strategic collaboration agreement with design and manufacturing giant Jabil to build, test, and deploy Apptronik’s Apollo ...

Ripple effect: The proliferation of sidewalk robots reflects the broader challenge of integrating automation into everyday life. Supporters argue that the technology addresses concerns related to cost ...

Robots are stepping out. Once relegated to factories and warehouses, next-generation robots are popping up in public spaces—from retail stores to museums—cleaning, cooking and even conversing with ...

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The takeaway: At a time when investors are placing multibillion-dollar bets on humanoid robots, the people building them describe a more complicated picture. Engineers and executives working on the ...