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Foundation is a startup building general-purpose humanoid robots. Two of Foundation's robots were sent to Ukraine for a demo of a supply transport scenario. CEO Sankaet Pathak said he sees humanoids ...

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The future of American defense is undergoing a high-tech revolution as the Pentagon has awarded a multimillion-dollar contract to test heavy-duty humanoid robots. Foundation Future Industries recently ...

A robot built by Sony has defeated elite human table tennis players in a breakthrough that researchers say could signal a new era for artificial intelligence and robotics in fast-paced physical tasks.

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Robot created by Japanese company Sony's AI research unit Ace attains expert-level performance in a physical sport Matches use International Table Tennis Federation rules April 22 (Reuters) - An ...