I've Seen It With My Own Eyes: The Robots Are Here and Walking Among Us

China is deploying AI-powered robots to manage traffic and pedestrian flow in cities. NBC News’ Janis Mackey Frayer explains how China continues to advance robot technology and is pushing to integrate humanoid robots into daily life.

A new humanoid robot named Sprout, developed by Fauna Robotics, is making its debut. Unlike sleek and powerful-looking machines from companies like Tesla, Sprout is designed to be approachable and friendly.

The Beijing Innovation Center of Humanoid Robotics opened a pilot manufacturing and validation platform on Thursday that is designed to support the transition of humanoid robots from small-batch prototyping to scalable production. The launch was also marked by the rollout of the center's 1,000th customized prototype robot.

Robots are getting more and more common. Now we're getting robot app stores so we can download new skills and abilities for our robots

Scientists create smallest programmable robots ever - smaller than salt grains, these breakthrough microscopic machines could revolutionize medicine and healthcare.

Robots are getting a sense of touch and a rudimentary sense of pain. A neuromorphic electronic skin can now encode tactile information into neural-like signals, detect harmful contact, pinpoint damage and trigger instant protective reflexes.

Tesla’s annual profit plunged to its lowest level since the pandemic five years ago as it lost the title of the world’s biggest electric vehicle maker to a Chinese rival and boycotts hammered sales. The EV company run by Elon Musk reported Wednesday that net income last year dropped 46% to $3.