This month, five of our top 10 robotics stories were about humanoid robot developments or humanoid alternatives.

Paul Heitlinger discusses the new drone-based inventory tracking solution from Nokia.

Boston Dynamics showed its new electric Atlas humanoid do eight pushups with ease, showing off its strength and athletic ability.

Boston Dynamics released a video showing Atlas performing a task at a mock construction site inside its Waltham, Mass., headquarters.

Silicon Foundry associate Lucas Tesler explains why humanoid robotics developers should conduct pilot testing well before commercial rollouts.

Robotics Invest 2024 provided an opportunity for investors and innovators to communicate expectations and look ahead.

Matt Casella from Richtech Robotics introduces the Adam AI-powered robot, and Chris Padwick from John Deere discusses training machine learning for perception.

Boston Dynamics has retired the hydraulic version of its Atlas and will begin testing an all-electric humanoid robot in the coming year.

NVIDIA CEO Jenson Huang wowed the crowd in San Jose with the company’s latest processor, AI, and simulation product announcements.

Atlas demonstrates the ability to pick up and move heavy automotive parts.

Project Ddog aims to turn a Boston Dynamics Spot quadruped into a basic communicator for those with physical challenges such as ALS. 

In the robotics industry, 2023 was the year of the humanoids. They dominated the news cycle, and our most popular content was no exception.

Artist Agnieszka Pilat’s show, which uses Boston Dynamics’ robots, is at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia.

Researchers at Brown University’s Humans to Robots Laboratory have developed software that helps robots understand plain-worded instructions. 

In this episode, learn about the MassRobotics accelerator program and listen to an interview with Brightpick CEO Jan Zizka about robotic fulfillment.

In 2022, Spot began collecting data, shooting video, measuring radiation dose, and gathering debris samples for radiation testing at the plant.

Boston Dynamics integrated Spot with ChatGPT and other AI models as a proof of concept for the potential robotics applications of foundational models. 

This new ability, which Boston Dynamics calls Multipick, will help to improve the robot’s productivity to keep up with busy warehouses. 

Otto Group will deploy Boston Dynamics’ Spot in more than 10 facilities and Stretch in more than 20.

Boston Dynamics is working with Ontario Power Generation to deploy Spot into a power-racking situation and help prevent injuries to human workers.

Researchers at Meta AI and Fundamental AI Research have been working with Boston Dynamics’ Spot quadruped to push the robot to new heights.

A detailed look at the challenges and opportunities that exist for the evolving world of humanoids .